Police: Teen in Rollover was More Than Twice the Legal Alcohol Limit

The condition of Michael Grajzl was not available. Information provided by State Highway Patrol.

The 18-year-old Revere grad who flipped and rolled his car on Nov. 11 was more than twice the legal alcohol limit, said Highway Patrol Lt. William Weirtz. Michael Grajzl was heading south on Hametown Road in Bath Township and went off the right side of the road, over-corrected and went off the left side. He hit a concrete embankment and his car overturned, hit a tree, rock wall and a fence. Grajzl was taken the Akron General Medical Center in downtown Akron where he was in the intensive care unit for several weeks. His condition was not available today. Weirtz said alcohol and unsafe speed are all factors in the accident, which is still under investigation. Pending charges include driving under the influence.

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Teen Accident Round-Up & What You're Saying About It

Michael Grajzl has been in serious condition since the accident.

On Nov. 11, Granger Township teen Michael Grajzl flipped and rolled his car in Bath Township at the intersection of Colony Hills Drive and North Hametown Road. Since then, the 18-year-old Revere grad has been listed in serious condition at Akron General Hospital in downtown Akron, according to nursing supervisors.  Ohio Highway Patrol Lt. William Weirtz said troopers are still investigating the crash but they suspect alcohol consumption and unsafe speed are factors in the cause of the crash. Weirtz is waiting for blood test results to come back from the hospital. With every update I've written, more and more well wishes for Michael Grajzl's recovery comes from the community. Here's what you're saying on the site and on the Fairlawn-Bath …

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Unsafe Speed, Alcohol Factors in Teen's Rollover Crash: Highway Patrol

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Alcohol, Unsafe Speed Factors in Teen's Sunday Crash

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Lt. William Weirtz of the Highway Patrol said unsafe speed and alcohol are factors in a rollover crash that sent 18-year-old Michael Grajzl to Akron General's Intensive Care Unit. "(Grajzl) was headed south on Hametown and went off the right side of the road, over-corrected and went off the left side," Weirtz said. "He hit a concrete embankment and his car overturned, hit a tree, rock wall and a fence." Weirtz said Akron General submitted blood work, but the results are not back yet. It is unknown if Grajzl was wearing a seat belt.  Grajzl is still listed in serious condition, said an Akron General nursing supervisor. The crash happened Sunday around 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of Colony Hills Drive and North Hametown Road, said Bath …

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Teen Victim in Sunday's Crash Identified, is in Serious Condition

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UPDATE: The 18-year-old Revere High graduate involved in Sunday morning's rollover accident has been identified as Michael Grajzl, according to Bath Township dispatchers.  A nursing supervisor at Akron General Hospital in downtown Akron has listed him in serious condition. Some time around 2 a.m. Sunday morning, Grajzl, of Granger Township, flipped and rolled his car at the intersection of Colony Hills Drive and North Hametown Road, said Bath Police Chief Michael McNeely. It appears the car flipped and rolled several times before landing back on the wheels, McNeely said. He was unsure how the accident occurred. The crash was handled by Ohio Highway Patrol and more information was not available Monday as Columbus offices are closed in …

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