Downed tree in road sends driver to hospital
Two vehicles ran into a downed tree on state Route 7 south of Middleton during Saturday’s rainstorm. Alicia Connolly of Poland was taken by New Waterford Fire/EMS to St. Elizabeth’s in Boardman after her Geo Tracker struck the tree. Brooke Murphy, 16, of Negley did the same in her Nissan Rogue, although the teenager was not injured. Highway patrol Sgt. Adam Shonk and New Waterford firefighters responded to the scene. (Salem News photo by Patti Schaeffer)