Four additional middle and high school students were involved in an automobile accident Friday night that claimed the life of a 14-year-old middle school student. The collision occurred on Canaan Center Road close to E. Sterling Road in Canaan Township shortly before 4:15 p.m., according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to OSHP, a 17-year-old lost control of their vehicle and veered over the side of the road while traveling north. According to OSHP, the vehicle struck two landscape islands and a ditch before repeatedly toppling over.
The catastrophe claimed the life of Creston resident Aurora Krahenbuhl, 14. With minor injuries, the driver, a 13-year-old, and a 14-year-old were all sent to the hospital. According to OSHP, a passenger who was 15 years old was also transported to the hospital with severe injuries. On Friday night, Superintendent Kevin Leatherman issued the following statement.
All five of the crash’s casualties, according to Superintendent Leatherman, were middle and high school students from Norwayne Local Schools. Because of the incident, Superintendent Leatherman decided to call off Friday night’s high school homecoming football game. As soon as Creston Community Church learned of the tragedy, they opened their doors to the public on Friday night. Josh Chaffin, pastor of Creston Community Church, described it as “devastating.” There aren’t many catastrophes here. We live in a small town with a strong sense of family, but when tragedies like this occur, families naturally band together. As soon as we learned of this, some women at our church asked me if they could come and unlock the building and simply make it available to anyone who would like
The Pastor indicated their doors will continue open as long as the community needs them. “Tonight was the homecoming game and I know that some of the students had already arrived when the news broke and they made an announcement and my understanding is I wasn’t there, but my understanding is that quite a few people that were there gathered on the football stadium, on the field, did a big prayer circle.” He urged people who were grieving to enter the church and offer prayers. As a man of faith, I would just say that it’s crucial to keep in mind that God is present in both the valleys and the peaks of life, and I believe that frequently when we suffer through
