SHEFFIELD LAKE — A North Ridgeville man was killed and a Sheffield Lake woman was hurt in a motorcycle crash last night.

Terrence Brennan, 48, was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson west on Lake Road at the intersection of Treadway Avenue in Sheffield Lake about 11 p.m. when he went off the right side of the road, striking a mailbox and utility pole, according to the Sheffield Lake Police Department.

Brennan was taken to the Avon Emergency Care Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Brennan’s passenger, Michelle Belcher, 38, of Sheffield Lake, was also taken to the Avon Emergency Care Center and was then LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. She is in critical condition, a MetroHealth spokeswoman said this morning.

The accident remains under investigation, and it is unknown whether alcohol was a factor, according to Sheffield Lake police.

Sheffield Lake police and the Sheffield and Sheffield Lake fire departments responded to the crash.

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Contact Rona Proudfoot at 329-7124 or rproudfoot@chroniclet.com.

Grand Champion Fowl: Kyle Squire, Wellington Happy Farmers

Reserve Champion Fowl: Kayla Huffman, Amherst Critters & Such

Champion, Pen of Meat Chickens: Erica Horoschak, Brighton Buckeyes

Reserve Champion, Pen of Meat Chickens: Noah Metzger, Brownhelm Perfection & BB’s

Beginner Poultry Showmanship

1. Rebecca Lehane, Sunset Riders
2. Jayce Myers, Dream Chasers
3. Lauren Fehlan, Wellington FFA

Junior Poultry Showmanship

1. McKenah Peters, Pitchfork Pals
2. Thomas Malinich, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids
3. Rashad Cooper, Camden Kids

Intermediate Poultry Showmanship

1. Brett Grobe, Pitchfork Pals
2. Jessica Zurcher, Country Shamrocks
3. Marrissa Hart, Trail Blazers

Senior Poultry Showmanship

1. Mary Barnum, Grafton Grangers
2. Kyle Squire, Wellington Happy
3. Megan Whitman, Phantom Farmers

Best Bird in Each Class

Pen of 2 Meat Chickens

1. Meaghan Bari, Firelands FFA
2. Kaylie Goins, Brighton Buckeyes

Pullets

1. Stephanie Malinich, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids
2. Thomas Malinich, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids

Cockrels

1. Erin Keyse, Belden B’s & G’s
2. Lauren Fehlan, Wellington FFA

Hens

1. Kyle Squire, Wellington Happy Farmers
2. Stephanie Malinich, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids

Cocks

1. Kyle Squire, Wellington Happy Farmers
2. Sarah Burbridge, Phantom Farmers

Bantam Pullets

1. Kayla Huffman, Amherst Critters & Such
2. Brett Grobe, Pitchfork Pals

Bantam Cockrels

1. Brett Grobe, Pitchfork Pals
2. McKenah Peters, Pitchfork Pals

Bantam Hens

1. David Zurcher, Country Shamrocks
2. Jessica Zurcher, Country Shamrocks

Bantam Cocks

1. Kayla Huffman, Amherst Critters & Such
2. David Zurcher, Country Shamrocks

Champion, Self-Determined Bird: Veronica Vena, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids

Best Duck

1. Jacob Groesser, Saddle-Lites
2. Lauren Smyth, Firelands Farmers

Best Goose

1. Alexandra Dziat, Wellington Red Riders
2. Marissa Hart, Trail Blazers

Champion Turkey: Hunter Matus Pitchfork Pals

Reserve Champion Turkey: Rebecca Lehane Sunset Riders

Beginner Turkey Showmanship

1. Aaron Myers, Wellington Red Riders
2. Brandon Grieve, Keystone Crazy Kids
3. Hannah Lott, Future Frontiers

Junior Turkey Showmanship

1. Amelia Dunwoodie, Hearts and Homes
2. Colin Myers, Wellington Red Riders
3. Milan Dunwoodie, Hearts and Homes

Intermediate Turkey Showmanship

1. Jessica Whitman, Phantom Farmers
2. Danielle Weglicki, Phantom Farmers
3. Jayce Myers, Dream Chasers

Senior Turkey Showmanship

1. Madeline Meyers, Future Frontiers
2. Amelia Jones, Wellington FFA
3. Stephanie Lehane, Sunset Riders

Junior Waterfowl Showmanship

1. Christine Balint, Four Leaf Clovers
2. Carley Petersen, Grafton Grangers
3. Eve Hogan, 4-H Homegrowers

Senior Waterfowl Showmanship

1. Rose Stankiewicz, Tri-City Critters
2. Shelby Balint, Firelands FFA
3. Jessica Whitman, Phantom Farmers

Animal Interview Judging Winner, Senior Division: Rose Stankiewicz, Tri-City Critters

Reserve Winner, Senior Division: Megan Whitman, Phantom Farmers

Animal Interview Judging Winner, Junior Division: Brett Grobe, Pitchfork Pals

Reserve Winner, Junior Division: Erica Horoschak, Brighton Buckeyes

2009 Pigeon Special Awards

Best Pigeon Pair

1. Troy Washburn, Brighton Buckeyes
2. Austin Washburn, Brighton Buckeyes

Pigeon Showmanship

1. Jessica Zurcher,  Country Shamrocks
2. David Zurcher, Country Shamrocks
3. Troy Washburn, Brighton Buckeyes

A man was LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after the car he was riding in hit a tree overnight on Gulf Road, according to Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub.

Joseph Sanders, 20, of Elyria, was driving a 1988 Buick Regal northbound on Gulf Road about 1:30 a.m. when he lost control and went left of center, Eichenlaub said. He left the road, and hit a tree on the hillside near 1499 Gulf Road, Eichenlaub said.

A passenger in the car, whose identity had not been confirmed this afternoon, was trapped in the car and had to be removed by firefighters using hydraulic extraction equipment, according to Elyria Fire Chief Rich Benton. He was LifeFlighted to MetroHealth.

Sanders, who wasn’t injured, was charged with wreckless operation, underage consumpion and OVI, according to Eichenlaub.

The LifeFlight helicopter landed on the soccer field at Lorain County Community College, Benton said.

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Crews from several departments responded to a fire this morning at a Columbia Township business, and a man was apparently taken to the hospital.

The fire, which was called in about 6:10 a.m., was on the property of Crossroads Asphalt Recycling, 13421 Hawke Road.

The fire started in an oil burner in a shed on the property, according to Columbia Township Fire Lt. Brett Heidecker. The cause of the fire is undetermined, he said, and a damage estimate had not been completed.

The Columbia Township and Eaton Township fire departments were on the scene about 6:30 a.m., and several others had been called.

An ambulance left the scene with its lights flashing and sounding a siren. EMH Regional Medical Center was notified that the Eaton Township Fire Department was bringing in a male of unknown age. It was unknown what his injuries were or if they were related to the fire.

Smoke could be seen coming from the shed, which was behind several silos.

A caller told a 911 dispatcher the structure contained diesel fuel.

A man at the scene who declined to identify himself except to say he was with the company that owned the property refused to answer any questions and demanded The Chronicle leave the property.

Check back at Chroniclet.com for more information as it becomes available.