Three killed in wrong-way crash on I-90 in Avon after Tesla flees traffic stop
Photo: GM Authority (file photo)Three people were killed late Sunday when a Tesla going the wrong way on Interstate 90 in Avon struck two vehicles, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The Tesla had fled an Avon police traffic stop after being reported leaving the scene of a domestic incident earlier that night.
The crash happened at about 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the westbound lanes of I-90 near Nagel Road, troopers said. The Tesla, traveling east in the westbound lanes, struck a Chevrolet Cruze and a Chevrolet Traverse, both traveling west.
The people who died were identified as Andrew Sheridan, 50, of Avon Lake, who was driving the Tesla; Josylynn R. Geren, 24, of Elyria, who was driving the Cruze; and Samantha Spicer, 24, of Vermilion, who was riding in the Cruze. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Traverse, Richard A. Siaz, 26, of Lorain, was taken to an area hospital with injuries troopers described as non-life-threatening.
According to the patrol, Avon police had located the Tesla after it was reported leaving the scene of a domestic incident earlier that night and started a traffic stop. The Tesla fled from the stop and entered Interstate 90 from Nagel Road, heading the wrong way.
The westbound lanes near the crash were closed for about four hours while troopers investigated and cleared the scene. Troopers from the patrol's Elyria Post are investigating the crash, while the Avon Police Department is investigating the earlier domestic incident, the traffic stop and what happened before the crash.
Sources: Vermilion Daily, “Vermilion woman among three deceased” (Nov. 9, 2026); Lorain Daily, “Three killed in wrong-way crash on I-90 in Avon” (Nov. 9, 2026); Ohio State Highway Patrol, as reported by both.
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