EATON TWP. — A Grafton woman died as the result of extensive injuries received in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening at Durkee Road and state Route 82.

Suzanne Johnson, 48, died at the scene from severe multiple blunt force trauma, according to Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus, who said Johnson sustained internal chest and abdominal injuries.

Matus said there was no indication that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, which occurred at 5:40 p.m., according to the Elyria post of the State Highway Patrol.

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According to statements from witnesses, a woman later identified as Johnson, who was westbound on Route 82 in a dark green 1998 Pontiac Bonneville, failed to stop for a red light at the intersection with Durkee Road and slammed into the driver’s side of a 1999 Honda Odyssey minivan driven by Laura Haywood, 44, of Elyria, according to Sgt. Paul March of the Elyria post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.

The van was southbound on Durkee Road and was entering the intersection when it was struck by the car driven by Johnson, according to March. Witnesses indicated Haywood had a green light as she approached the intersection, according to Highway Patrol reports.

The impact of the collision forced both vehicles off the road and down into a ditch and field southwest of the intersection. It could be seen from a distance that the light blue airbags in the van had deployed during the crash. Both vehicles appeared to have sustained substantial damage.

Both women were alone in their vehicles. It was not immediately known whether either woman was wearing a seatbelt.

Medical personnel with a MetroHealth Medical Center Lifeflight helicopter from Cleveland worked on Johnson for a time at the scene before she died, Matus said.

Haywood was taken to EMH Regional Medical Center by an Eaton Township ambulance. Haywood was treated and released, according to the hospital.

Contact Steve Fogarty at 329-7146 or sfogarty@chroniclet.com.