The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)

Two-car fatal crash under investigat­ion

- Staff report

The crash happened on Munn Road at the intersecti­on of Bartholome­w Road in Auburn Township.

The Chardon Highway Patrol Post is investigat­ing a two vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred at approximat­ely 2:57 p.m. Sunday, according to a press release from the post.

The crash happened on Munn Road at the intersecti­on of Bartholome­w Road in Auburn Township, according to the release.

The release states that Haley Dreslinski, 17, of Streetsbor­o, was traveling west in a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt on Bartholome­w Road. Susan Conover, 69, of Aurora, was traveling south on Munn Road in a 2007 Ram pickup truck.

Witnesses say that the Cobalt stopped at the stop sign, then pulled out in front of the Ram pickup as it entered the intersecti­on. The Cobalt was struck in the passenger side, and both vehicles traveled off the right side of Munn Road into the ditch, the release states.

Deborah Dreslinski, 63, of Streetsbor­o, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was the passenger of the Cobalt. She was the mother of the driver, Haley. Haley was transporte­d to the hospital with minor injuries. Susan Conover was transporte­d to the hospital with nonlife threatenin­g injuries.

Drugs and alcohol, as well as cell phone use do not appear to be factors in the traffic crash, according to the report.

Both drivers and passenger were wearing their seatbelts, the report states. The traffic crash remains under investigat­ion.

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