Crash in Bradley Woods Reservation Kills 22-Year-Old Man

A late afternoon crash in the Bradley Woods Reservation took the life of an Elyria man and critically injured two others March 23.

William Fekete, 22, of Elyria, died at according to Monica Banks Hines, a public information specialist with the Cleveland Metroparks.

Hines said two women, whose names have not been released are in critical condition at Fairview Hospital.

Five people were in the vehicle when it lost control on a curve on White Oak Lane in the metropark and crashed into a tree. The male driver, whose name has not been released, was injured, but not critically. Hines did not have information on the fifth passenger.

The road in that section of the park will remain closed until further investigation due to the pending investigation, Banks said.

No charges have been filed, as of publication time.

Fekete’s friends began memorializing him on Facebook. According to his Facebook profile, Fekete went by the name “Willie” and was a graduate of Midview High School.