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Thursday, March 4th, 2010Audio: Pair out for a smoke help police track down driver after crash
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010ELYRIA — Two men smoking in front of Bugsy’s early this morning helped chase down a man who attempted to leave the scene of an accident that sent three people to the hospital.
Listen to scanner audio from the accident and chase:
(You could have been listening live via the CT’s online police scanner.)
Tim Fitzpatrick, 29, of Oberlin, told police he was having a cigarette with Joseph Brown, 26, of Grafton, about 1:15 a.m. when they watched a man leave Bugsy’s, 348 Broad St., get into a tan Pontiac Bonneville and back into the path of a black P.T. Cruiser that was driving west down Broad Street.
The man in the Pontiac “got out and limped away,” Brown said in a statement to police. “My friend Tim went after him so he couldn’t get away. I stayed with kids in the Cruiser” and called 911.
Fitzpatrick followed the man, Edward Whiteman, 33, of North Ridgeville, several blocks away to the parking lot of St. Mary Church at Middle Avenue and Third Street, where police took him into custody. Whiteman was charged with DUI and improper backing.
The three occupants of the PT cruiser, Clint Jackson, 18, of Elyria, Aaron Jackson, 19, of Elyria, and Ellexus Eccleston, 16, of Elyria, were taken by LifeCare to EMH Regional Medical Center. Both Jacksons were treated and released, and the hospital had no information on Eccleston.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene by Elyria Towing.
UPDATE: Van fire interrupts morning traffic on state Route 10
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Special Olympics games at LCCC, Elyria High basketball game rescheduled
Friday, February 26th, 2010Special Olympics basketball games scheduled for tonight at Lorain County Community College have been postponed until tomorrow due to the weather and the distance teams have to drive, according to LCCC.
There are teams coming from Lorain, Medina, Summit, Stark, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage and Wayne counties.
Games will be held from 12:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Elyria Schools’ basketball game scheduled for tonight has also been canceled, according to the school. The varsity game only is rescheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday.
Also closed this afternoon and evening is Lorain County Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services.
Let us know about events that are canceled or still happening by e-mailing rproudfoot@chroniclet.com.
