CLEVELAND — A man is dead and two others were hospitalized following a crash in Cleveland Thursday evening, according to Cleveland Police, fire and EMS officials.
The crash happened at the intersection of East 55th Street and Cedar Avenue.
Three victims were taken to the hospital, police said.
While there, News 5 saw a Lincoln Town car split into multiple pieces and a damaged blue Hyundai Sonata.
A 1-year-old child, who was ejected from the split car, and a man also in the same vehicle were taken to University Hospitals by EMS with Cleveland Fire assisting, according to Lt. Mike Norman.
The man was later pronounced dead, Norman said, and the child is in stable condition.
The investigation is still ongoing.
One witness — who didn’t want to give us her name — said she saw a car speeding down the street right before the incident.
“When I say they were going above 40, to me well above 50, it looked like as if they were floating down the street. They were going that fast, and I was nervous and I was scared they were going to cause an accident and that’s exactly what happened,” she said.
Meanwhile, our camera crew caught detectives and crime scene investigators processing the scene late Thursday.
“I just pray for all people involved. I couldn’t tell you why the car did what it did. I just witnessed it from where it was coming from, and it shot out like a bat out of h*ll. I’m telling you it was going that fast,” she said. “I’m still (in shock) at what I witnessed because I saw the car before it even caused the impact and it still has me shaking right now.”
Jeri, another witness, said it was difficult to watch.
“We just hope and pray that everybody is safe and okay,” said Jeri.
We are working to learn more information.
