The Ohio State Highway Patrol identified Francisco Gutierrez-Martinez, 30, of Cleveland as one of the fatalities.
Four people died in a large pileup on the Ohio Turnpike on Friday, as whiteout conditions from Winter Storm Elliott affected drivers. [State Highway Patrol photo]CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland man was one of four people killed in a 46-vehicle pileup on the Ohio Turnpike in a crash that stemmed from a whiteout on the toll road Friday, authorities said late Tuesday afternoon.
Countless others were injured in an accident that sent cars and trucks off the road in all directions. The westbound lanes of the turnpike were closed from Sandusky to Fremont for much of Friday night. The eastbound lanes remained closed into Saturday, as crews worked to remove 15 commercial trucks.
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