MANSFIELD, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—A fatal car crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of State Route 39 and Myers Road in Jackson Township is currently under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred south of Shelby, today around 2:23 pm.
Alan Vasquez, 41, of Shelby, was driving a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan westbound on Myers Road. John Dray, 71, of Mansfield, was driving a 2018 Nissan Versa southbound on State Route 39. According to the Highway Patrol, Vasquez failed to yield to Dray while crossing State Route 39. This resulted in Dray striking Vasquez’s vehicle in the passenger side as they met in the southbound lanes of State Route 39.
Dray’s vehicle came to rest in the southbound lane while Vasquez’s vehicle overturned and continued off the west side of State Route 39. Dray and his wife, Terri, 64, were transported to Ohio Health Mansfield by Shelby Fire and EMS. Unfortunately, Terri Dray succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased by the attending physician. Vasquez sustained minor injuries but was not transported.
Shelby Police, Shelby Fire and EMS, the Richland County Coroner, Shelly Smith and Sons Towing, and Westside Towing assisted during the crash investigation. The crash remains under investigation and impairment is not suspected.