AMHERST TWP. — An Amherst man has died and a Lorain woman is in critical condition after being LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after an accident this morning.

The two-vehicle accident happened about 7:40 a.m. at Middle Ridge and Oberlin roads, according to the State Highway Patrol.

Rebecca Stottlemire, 55, was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee south on Middle Ridge when she lost control and went left of center, according to Trooper Krystal Evans. Stottlemire’s vehicle struck a Chevy Impala driven by George Thompson, 60, “pretty much head on,” according to Evans.

Both vehicles went off the road, Evans said. Stottlemire’s car struck a utility pole, and Thompson’s car went over the top of some landscaping.

Thompson died at the scene, and Stottlemire was taken first to Amherst Hospital and then flown to Cleveland.

Stottlemire has not been cited, and the accident remains under investigation, Evans said.

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