Girl, 12, Killed In Car Crash In Lorain County

AMHERST TOWNSHIP, OH — A girl, 12, is dead after a multi-car accident on State Route 2. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified the girl as Mackenzie Lansberry, of Sheffield.

Three other people were hurt when a box truck hit a Jeep Liberty, which then hit a Subaru Forester, which was pushed into a Chevrolet Silverado. The Ohio State Highway Patrol believes drugs may have played a part in the crash, the Chronicle Telegram reported. Investigation into the circumstance of the five-vehicle crash continues.

Lansberry was in the backseat of the Jeep, with a two-year-old. Emergency personnel had to extricate the 12-year-old from the Liberty. Lansberry was taken to MetroHealth by helicopter and died in the emergency room.

The driver of the Jeep and an 11-year-old boy who was in the front seat of the Liberty were taken to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center in an ambulance. Investigators described their injuries as "incapacitating."

The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado also suffered some minor injuries, but didn't go to the hospital, WKYC reported.

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