Crime & Safety
2 Fatal Crashes In Cleveland In 2 Days
Police said a man had a medical emergency, drove off the road and crashed into a house on Tuesday morning.
CLEVELAND - There were two fatal crashes in two days in Cleveland, police announced on Wednesday morning.
The first crash happened at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Police were called to a home on Martin Luther King Drive after a car crashed into a house. Fire department crews had to extract the driver from the car, police said.
Investigators believe the driver suffered a medical emergency and then drove off the road and into the house. He was taken to Marymount Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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At 3 a.m. on Wednesday, two car crashed into each other near the intersection of Detroit and W. 49th Street. Two men, a 28-year-old and 30-year-old, were taken to MetroHealth Medical System.
The 28-year-old died from his injuries, police said. The 30-year-old is in stable condition.
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