CT photo by Bruce Bishop.

COLUMBIA TWP. — A woman was taken to the hospital after she lost control of her car and flipped into a ravine on state Route 252 this afternoon.

Her injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening, however, and rescuers credited that to the fact she was wearing her seat belt.

According to rescuers, she lost control of the four-door car and flipped into a ravine about a mile north of state Route 82 about 2 p.m.

The car came to rest right-side up over a small creek.

The woman was taken to Southwest General Hospital in Middleburg Heights. Her condition was not yet available.

Read Tuesday’s Chronicle for more on this story.

MEDINA — A police officer and a good Samaritan rescued a 66-year-old woman from a burning home at 1017 N. Jefferson St. on Saturday, according to police.
Sharon Ingram was at Medina Hospital Sunday night. A hospital representative would not comment on her condition.
Police Chief Patrick Berarducci said Officer Sara Lynn arrived on the scene just after […]

AMHERST TWP. — Two Ashland County residents were hurt — one seriously — in an accident yesterday evening on Middle Ridge Road.

The 2008 Pontiac G6 driven by Wilfredo Osorio Jr., 26, of Sullivan was westbound on Middle Ridge when it went off the left side of the road, sheered a utility pole in half and struck a tree, according to the State Highway Patrol. Osorio was taken to Amherst Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

His passenger, Rachel Frahm, 26, also of Sullivan, sustained serious injuries and was nonresponsive at the scene. She was also taken to Amherst Hospital and was later LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. She is in critical condition this morning.

According to the patrol, Osorio was not wearing a seat belt, and it is unknown whether Frahm was. The patrol suspects alcohol played a role in the crash.

MEDINA TWP. — An approximately 1½-mile stretch of Hamilton Road will be closed starting next week so crews can install a sanitary sewer line.
Hamilton Road will be closed between Hamlin and Pearl roads from Wednesday through Dec. 15 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Medina County Sanitary Engineer Jim Troike said. The road should be […]