The alleged driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a grandmother leaving a children’s Christmas concert in Northfield Center Township has turned himself in to police.
Around 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to Olde 8 Road for reports of an 84-year-old woman hit by a car near St. Barnabas Parish and School.
Surveillance cameras captured images of what investigators said was a blue, older model Ford Explorer leaving the scene.
The summit County Sheriff’s Office said the alleged driver, a 35-year-old man from Parma, turned himself in to police. He’s been charged with leaving the scene of a crash, a third-degree felony. Authorities said additional charges may be forthcoming.
While the Macedonia Fire Department was en route, several good Samaritans tried to provide first aid.
“We had a nurse on scene and we had a retired veteran. They put in place a tourniquet because there was some bleeding that was going on,” said Macedonia Assistant Fire Chief Paul Celinski.