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Yellowcreek Accident

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Elms Fire, Flipped Car & A Stolen Wallet: Week's Most Read Police Stories

Check out the three most popular stories on the site this week.

Crime is one of the most read sections on the site each day. We've rounded up the three most popular stories this week, in case you missed them. 1. The Our Lady of the Elms athletic complex in Bath Township caught fire on Sunday. Find out the cause of the fire here. 2. A Kent woman had a scary morning Thursday after losing control on some ice on Yellowcreek Road and flipping over the bridge into the creek. See pictures from the accident here. 3. A Brecksville man's trip to Summit Mall turned into a nightmare after his wallet was stolen from his pants in the fitting room. See how much money thieves spent using his credit cards here.    

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Chief: Elms Athletic Complex Fire Deemed Accidental, Woman Flips Car off Yellowcreek Bridge, Trapped in Water for 40 Minutes, and Man's Wallet Stolen from Dressing Room, Thief Makes Several Purchases Within Minutes

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Woman Flips Car off Yellowcreek Bridge, Trapped in Water for 40 Minutes

Information provided by Bath Township Police.

A Kent woman is suffering from the effects of extreme cold after losing control of her car and flipping it into Yellow Creek early Thursday morning.  According to Chief Michael McNeely, the 42-year-old was heading to her Bath Township job when she lost control on her car on ice, hit the guardrail on the north side of Yellowcreek Road, bounced to the north side, went up an embankment of snow and flipped off the bridge. Her car landed upside down in the creek, McNeely said. "We suspect the woman was trapped in her car for about 40 minutes," McNeely said. "She was able to crawl out a window and started to crawl up an embankment when someone saw her." The passer-by helped the woman get out of the creek and wrapped blankets around her. When …

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