Police: Illegal passing caused fatal head-on crash
STREETSBORO, Ohio (WJW) — A head-on crash that killed a 63-year-old Kent man Thursday morning was caused by a driver who crossed a double-yellow line to pass, according to police.
It happened just before 6:30 a.m. on state Route 43, just south of Kennedy Road, according to a Thursday news release from police.
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Police arrived at the scene to find two severely damaged sedans blocking both lanes of the road.
The driver whose car was struck, a 63-year-old man from Kent, was transported to a hospital but ultimately died of his injuries, according to the release.
Investigators learned the other driver, a 33-year-old man who was heading north, was illegally passing slower-moving cars and had crossed a double-yellow line while approaching the crest of a hill.
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“In this case, the law broken was passing on a double-yellow line,” Police Chief Patricia Wain is quoted in the release. “The real cause of this crash appears to be impatience and stands as a strong word of warning to motorists that their actions have deadly consequences to innocent victims.”
Police have not released the identities of the man killed or the driver believed to be at fault.
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