a tractor trailer suffered a tire blow out causing debris to scatter across the highway. Reacting to the debris, Lonkart’s vehicle broke hard and swerved left and then right before striking a Hyundai in front of him, police report.  As a result, the Hyundai crashed into the tractor trailer and was dragged along the roadside before the tanker caught fire. The driver of the Hyundai was trapped inside and did not survive. No other injuries were reported. 

The crash happened between Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Falls Avenues. The person killed in the crash was identified Wednesday morning as 18-year-old Jared Marcum from North Canton. Driver charged in fatal tractor-trailer crash that killed 18-year-old on Route 8

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Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

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Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what appear to me to be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.