A man was killed and two EMTs were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a Jeep crashed into an ambulance in Huntsburg Township.
According to a Ohio State Highway Patrol news release, on Sept. 26 at approximately 12:37 a.m., troopers from the Chardon Post responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of state Route 528 and Chardon Windsor Road.
A 2022 Ford F550 Ambulance from South Central Ambulance District in Ashtabula County was transporting a person to UH Geauga Medical Center.
According to the release, the ambulance was traveling southbound on Route 528 approaching the intersection of Chardon Windsor Road. A 1995 Jeep Wrangler was traveling eastbound on Chardon Windsor Road and failed to yield at the stop sign, striking the ambulance, authorities say.
The ambulance overturned, traveling off the west side of the roadway. The Jeep caught on fire after the crash.
William Maley Jr., a 47-year-old Dorset resident, was being transported in the ambulance. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.
Both EMTs were transported with serious injuries. The EMT who was driving the ambulance was taken to UH Geauga Medical Center by Huntsburg Township EMS. The EMT seated in the rear of the ambulance with the patient was transported by Stat MedEvac to UH Cleveland.
The driver of the Jeep, 36-year old Jason Slepsky of Chardon, was taken to UH Geauga Medical Center by Huntsburg EMS with non-life-threatening injuries. He was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.
Slepsky was arraigned in Chardon Municipal Court on Sept. 26 and charged with one count of second-degree felony aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of fourth-degree felony aggravated vehicular assault. The hearing was presided over by Judge Terri L. Stupica.
The OSHP states alcohol and drugs are suspected to be factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.
