Vehicle Accidents

Olmsted Falls, Ohio – January 17, 2011 – An 80-year old woman was arraigned on the hit-skip accident which caused the death of a teenager in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. The woman pleaded not guilty and the matter has been set before Judge Hollie Gallagher.
The accident occurred on October 17, 2011.  The teenager was struck by a car while walking along Cook Road in Olmsted Township.  The teenager was out with friends delivering invitations to his 13th birthday party.  The teenager died the next day, which was also his birthday. After the accident, the driver left the scene.  A few days after the accident, the driver took her car to a body shop to get repaired, but insisted she did not want to file a police report or get insurance involved.  This led to the police arresting the 80-year old woman and charging her with aggravated vehicular homicide, failure to stop after an accident, and tampering with evidence.

December 2011:  YORK TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Five Medina County children were injured when their school bus was struck by a car that was passing another vehicle. The State Highway Patrol said the accident occurred about 2:30 p.m. when a school bus from the Buckeye Local Schools driven by Karen Galdun, 45, of Valley City, stopped at a stop sign.  A Pontiac Aztec driven by Matthew Perkins, 23, of Medina, was driving northbound when attempting to pass another vehicle. Mr. Perkins lost control of his car and struck the bus.  At the time, the bus was carrying 20 children.  Five of these students were injured and treated for minor injuries and released.  Mr. Perkins was Life Flighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.  A passenger in his car, Lawrence Henderson, 36, of Medina, was treated at Medina Hospital and released.