A 17-year-old was killed Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash involving a commercial truck on U.S. Route 30 in Stark County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 12:19 p.m. on westbound U.S. Route 30 near milepost 11 in Perry Township.
According to a preliminary investigation, the 17-year-old was driving a 2013 Ford Fusion eastbound in the left lane when the vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway, crossed the grassy median and entered the westbound lanes.
The Fusion then struck a 2018 Mack truck traveling westbound in the right lane, troopers said. Following the collision, both vehicles traveled off the north side of the roadway and into a wooded area.
The teenager suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Stark County Coroner’s Office.
Jordan Miller News is withholding the teenager’s name until Friday morning in accordance with its policy of waiting at least 12 hours after a fatal incident before identifying a victim.
The 75-year-old Canton man driving the Mack truck suffered minor injuries and was transported by Perry Township EMS to Aultman Hospital.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Perry Township Police Department, Perry Township Fire Department, Stark County Sheriff’s Office, Stark County Coroner’s Office, Canton City Fire Department, Ohio Department of Transportation, Canton Towing and Patriot Towing.
The crash remains under investigation.
