The Observation Deck

Early this morning around 4:30 there was ana accident on I-90. While a fire truck blocked the lane, a truck ran into the back of it.

The driver was killed, and the passenger was taken to Metro where they are in surgery.

Moments later, A person hit and killed a police officer working the scene.



The police are looking for a white Toyota Camry.


Truck in the center of this picture.

The story as explained by Lakewood Fire Chief Scott Gilman,
First off none of these accidents were in Lakewood. The first accident was in Rocky River LFD responded mutual aid to RRFD and was placed inservice by them. While LFD apparatus were returning to Lakewood RRFD Truck 66 was struck by the van. LFD responded back with Car 2, Truck 1, Engine 3 and Medics 1,2 and 4 (this is our standard I 90 response). When LFD arrived on scene LFD personnel extricated the female passenger from the van and the crews from Medics 1 & 4 transported her to Metro. LFD officer in charge requested Engine 3 to be dispatched to assist Police in closing 90 at Mckinley. At that time Medic 3 was dispatched on another medical call. Engine 3 arrived at the Alger on ramp at about the time the CPD officer was struck, Engine 3 then entered on to 90 headed east in the west bound lane to block traffic and protect personnel on the scene and start treatment of the CPD officer. Medic 3 responded from Lakewood ER to 90 LFD Engine 2 and Medic 2 made a U turn from the first accident in Rocky River and responded back to the accident in Cleveland. Medic 3 arrived on the scene the officer was placed in Medic 3 and transported to Metro with Medics from Engine 3. The total time spent from time of call till the officer was in Metro was 24 minutes. The patients were transported to Metro because it is the Level 1 Trauma Center. While all of this was going on LFD also handled another car crash on Lakewood Hts and transported that patient. LFD was able to assist 2 other communities with serious incidents and still we were able to provide service to the citizens of Lakewood. LFD, LPD and Lakewood Public Works crews all responded to assit at these incidents. I am proud of all the the Lakewood Safety forces accomplished dealing with multiple complex incidents on Tuesday morning.

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That's a dangerous stretch of I-90, isn't it?

What the hell is wrong with people? What a terrible tragedy.

I've never seen them decide to use a firetruck to try to block a lane like that. Did the firetruck have all its lights on? In your picture it looks really hard to see, especially with all the glare off the road.

todd vainisi wrote:What the hell is wrong with people? What a terrible tragedy.

I've never seen them decide to use a firetruck to try to block a lane like that. Did the firetruck have all its lights on? In your picture it looks really hard to see, especially with all the glare off the road.

Todd

People need to slow down and respect accident scenes and construction.

The police often park cars, ambulances, fire trucks for safety at the backside of an accident.

More and more as these accidents seem to be happening more and more.

I do not know if the lights were on, though I was listening to the entire nightmare unfold early this morning.

Some more images...


This shows two fire trucks blocking the road, both have lights on.


There were more than two accidents in what one fireman described as a a total nightmare.

As one of their own was involved with the death of a policeman, and then...


A fender bender in the eastbound lane, at McKinley.









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Driver of the hit-skip death of a police officer on I-90 was arrested in Lorain, Ohio.

Fox8 News is reporting that the fallen officer David Fahey's handcuffs were used to arrest the suspect.


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Jim O'Bryan wrote: Fox8 News is reporting that the fallen officer David Fahey's handcuffs were used to arrest the suspect.
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The statement literally gave me chills.

Oh, no, not again!

My heart cries to read of another police officer's death ...

The road conditions and rain and lights and glare would be awful to navigate safely, but drivers MUST go slower when road conditions are so bad.

Very sorry to hear that we lost another police officer, especially on the same stretch of road in such a short time. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.