6 Teens Dead in NE Ohio Crash



(Northeast Ohio) Just before 7 AM yesterday, an SUV carrying eight teenagers crashed into a pond, killing six in one of the deadliest car accidents in Ohio history. The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is leading the investigation.

The patrol identified those killed as Andrique Bennett, 14; Kirklan M. Behner, 15; Daylan Ray, 15; Ramone M. White, 15; Brandon A. Murray, 17; and Alexis Cayson, 19, all of Warren. The two injured teens were Brian K. Henry, 18, and Asher C. Lewis, 15. Both were also from Warren.

The OSHP said the two surviving victims suffered only minor injuries and were treated and released from St. Joseph’s Health Center in Warren on Sunday.

According to the OSHP, the Honda SUV was traveling south at a high rate of speed in a 35-mph zone before it veered left, hit a guardrail and went over the guardrail and into a small pond on the east side of the road at approximately 6:50 a.m. Sunday.

The SUV was submerged on its roof in 5 feet of water, the OSHP said. The two injured were able to escape before running nearly a quarter mile to a residence to call 911.

The only female in the group, Alexis Cayson, was driving the SUV which reportedly was being used without permission of the owner. Toxicology tests are in progress.