CLEVELAND — Cleveland EMS says a 35-year-old man is dead following an early Tuesday morning crash along Interstate 90.
The accident happened around 2 a.m. on the westbound side of Interstate 90 near West 117th Street.
It is unknown what caused the crash, but when News 5's overnight news tracker arrived, it found a yellow Corvette split into hundreds of pieces, all spread across the roadway.
Fatal crash has I-90 west closed at W117. Corvette went off the highway at the exit ramp, hit a tree then the end of a guardrail. The car was torn apart. EMS says approx. 35 year old male DOA. pic.twitter.com/Wh5ch1EIHh
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) April 14, 2026
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Multiple police and fire crews responded to the scene.
Crews closed all lanes on I-90 westbound near West 117th Street for about two and a half hours for cleanup.
About an hour after the Corvette crash, another crash occurred while crews were cleaning up.
A car crashed into a Cleveland Fire Department truck as it was blocking the roadway for clean-up.
A woman was transported to Fairview Hospital with minor injuries.
As of 5 a.m., all lanes were open along Interstate 90 westbound at West 117th Street. An entrance ramp to I-90 westbound remained closed.
