59°Woman, 62, killed in car-motorcycle crash
May 02
2011
An Ottawa county resident was killed Saturday evening when a minivan collided with her motorcycle.
Annette Brewster, 62, of Martin, Ohio, was killed when the 2005 Yamaha V-Star motorcycle she was driving was hit by a 2006 Pontiac Montana minivan driven by a 16-year-old girl from Fremont at the intersection of Ohio 53 and County Road 41 just outside of Fremont, according to the Sandusky post of the Ohio State Patrol.
The teenager was eastbound on County Road 41. Brewster was northbound on Ohio 53. The teen failed to yield and struck Brewster, according to troopers at the scene.
Laurie Cunningham was in her home, just off County Road 41, Saturday evening when she heard the crash.
"To me it sounded like a car door slamming shut," Cunningham said.
She walked out onto her front porch and looked down to the highly traveled intersection.
Realizing something was terribly wrong she walked quickly to the wreckage.
The motorcycle was in pieces, she said.
Other bystanders were already checking Brewster and could not find a pulse, and neither could the trooper who quickly arrived, Cunningham said.
"I just held the little girl. She was in shock," Cunningham said.
The girl, who was uninjured in the crash, asked how Brewster was.
Cunningham, not wanting to tell the girl, told her not to worry about that now.
Soon the girl's parents arrived, and Cunningham went back to her trailer, unable to forget.
"It was awful," Cunningham said.
Troopers said Brewster was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Alcohol does not appear to be a factor.
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08:04 PM
grandmasgirl says
Just a note about police who use cell phones. I was told that they do this so that people with police scanners won't know everything that is going on.
05:17 PM
outsider says
mrhuda,
Adults also use the phone to excess when driving but teenager are addicted to texting. It's just a generation thing.
Either method of driving distracted is akin to playing Russian Roulette with everyone on the road. I've done my share but now I have made it a practice of not using my phone while the car is in motion. There are some advantages of being older and sometimes wiser.
03:58 PM
mrhuda says
I understand that texting or talking on the phone is a common issue. However, it seems like every time there is a TEENAGER involved in a wreck, that is the first thing that everyone ASSUMES. But when there is an adult crash, no one jumps to the conclusion of cell phones. I just think that this is funny because I can not tell you how many times I have approached a police car, speeding, thinking for sure that I was going to get a ticket for going ten over, but was lucky because the cop was on their cell phone and not paying attention. I hope that she was not texting or on the phone either, but if so... there are plenty of adults also who are guilty of the very same thing. That girl has to live with that the rest of her life, knowing that she killed someone... that will be part of her punishment alone. Prayers to all involved.
02:19 PM
maverick12 says
I hope they look into that!
An inexperienced driver on the phone or worse, texting, is a scary thought!
01:47 PM
grandmasgirl says
I hope this wasn't a case of texting. It is very possible with her limited experience that she just wasn't taught to look for motorcycles. Sometimes they are hard to spot. That is why you should always take your time and look more than a few times. And with summer just starting, we will probably hear of more of this.
11:16 AM
outsider says
Accidents do happen but it's not an accident if the young lady was texting or on her cell phone. Now, it's murder with a 2000 lbs weapon.