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One dead, one injured in Sunday morning crash on Keith Street

One woman is dead and another is in critical condition after an early morning wreck in Cleveland on Sunday.   At approximately 5:05 a.m., the Cl

One woman is dead and another is in critical condition after an early morning wreck in Cleveland on Sunday.

 

At approximately 5:05 a.m., the Cleveland Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash on Keith Street near Monterrey’s Mexican Restaurant. Two female occupants were found to be inside the vehicle.

 

The driver, Krista Buckner, 24, was flown by Life Force to a Chattanooga hospital. The passenger, Leyasia Woods, 24, was pronounced dead at the crash site. 

 

Based on the preliminary investigation, the vehicle was traveling south on Keith Street when it ran into the concrete railing on the right-hand side of the bridge.

 

The vehicle then came to a stop in the southbound lanes of travel. This crash is still under investigation by the Cleveland Police Department Crash Team.