Speed, alcohol in an accident that sent 2 teenagers and a 3-year-old child to the hospital: OSHP

VILLAGE OF MIFFLIN, OH (WOIO). The Ohio State Highway Patrol said alcohol and speed were factors in a serious crash that sent two teenagers and a 3-year-old to the hospital Saturday night.

According to OSHP, around 10:46 p.m., a 2014 Hyundai Veloster. was driving westbound on Main Street when he left the right shoulder and struck a tree.

Mifflin Fire and EMS transported the 17-year-old driver to Ohio Hospital in Mansfield.

According to the report, he suffered minor injuries.

The passenger, Lakisha Hall, 18, of Mansfield, was taken to the hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries, OSHP said.

Mifflin Fire and EMS transported Hall’s 3-year-old daughter to the hospital with minor injuries.

OSHP reported that all three passengers of the car were wearing seat belts at that time.

While this crash is still under investigation, OSHP said alcohol and speed are factors in the crash.