Marlington High School student killed in crash
Canton Repository staff report
WASHINGTON TWP. – A Marlington High School student was killed in a one-car crash on Beech Street at 10:21 p.m. Saturday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
A 2011 Kia Optima was traveling east on Beech and witnesses reported the motorist, later identified as sophomore Zachary Definbaugh, was driving at a high rate of speed and passing vehicles in a non-passing zone, authorities said. He was a sophomore at Marlington High School, Marlington Superintendent Michael Shreffler said. We will have all day Tuesday grief counseling for students.
School resumes Tuesday after the Easter recess.
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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - A Marlington High School student died Saturday night in a crash in Stark County.
The young Alliance man was driving a 2011 Kia Optima around 10:20 p.m. on Beech Street, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Witnesses told police the juvenile was driving fast and passing in non-passing lanes just before the crash, the highway patrol said.