Man charged with DUI in Rt. 57 accident

Filed by January 14th, 2008 in Top Stories.
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ELYRIA TWP. – A 47-year-old Cleveland man has been charged with driving under the influence in connection with a three-car crash Sunday night on northbound Route 57 near Griswold Road.

According to police, the accident, which injured at least four people, occurred when Eric Munoz, 47, of Cleveland , failed to maintain an assured clear distance from an earlier crash at the same site.

Trooper Lance Deshuk of the Ohio Highway Patrol said firefighters had to use a hydraulic device to remove two women from their car.

The accident happened around 9 p.m.

“We already had one crash and when we were working to get cars  off the roadway, the other one occurred,” said Dispatcher Jennifer Smolka.

 


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