WOOSTER — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a pickup truck that struck a residence on Madison Avenue in Wayne County late Friday, authorities said.
Emmet Sauers, 11, of Wooster, Ohio, was located inside the residence at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene, the patrol said on Saturday.
About 11:50 p.m. Friday, troopers from the Wooster post of the highway patrol responded to a report of a serious injury crash with entrapment.
“The preliminary investigation indicates a white, 2007 Ford F-250 was traveling northwest on State Route 302 (Madison Avenue),” the patrol said in a statement.
The Ford F-250 departed the eastern road edge and struck a residential structure.
Karas M. Wedge, 18, of Seville, Ohio, was operating the Ford F-250 and sustained minor injuries, the patrol said. She was transported from the scene to Wooster Community Hospital, the patrol said.
The crash is under investigation.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Wooster Police Department, Wooster Township Fire & EMS, Wooster Fire & EMS, Wayne County Coroner’s Office, Red Cross, AEP and Rigz Tow.