Man Possibly Fleeing from Police Hospitalized After Crashing Into Tree

Last night said a man was in the hospital after "recklessly" driving his car and crashing into a tree on Wexford Boulevard around 2:45 a.m.

The driver was operating his 2009 red Nissan coupe "at a high rate of speed, resulting in loss of control of the vehicle," said Police Lt. Anne Stirm.

The driver, a 32-year-old from Rootstown, was taken by Stow EMS to the hospital. The passenger was uninjured. 

Officers were in the middle of pulling another driver over for a possible OVI when the Nissan sped past a cruiser on Fishcreek Road, said police. Additional officers were called to apprehend the driver, said Stirm.

"The driver may have been attempting to elude apprehension and turned from Fishcreek Road onto Wexford Boulevard then very quickly crashing," said Stirm.

The car was completely destroyed after hitting a tree on the lawn of a home on Wexford Boulevard.

The investigation is ongoing and charges have not been filed, said police.