Woman Hospitalized After Rear-End Crash In Mentor

A woman was flown to a Cleveland hospital after a 2-car crash Monday evening in Mentor.

At about 6 p.m., a Honda Accord rear ended a second Accord near the intersection of Route 306 and Hodgson Road, Mentor Police Sgt. Mike Majernik said.

The front-seat passenger in the Accord that caused the crash was not wearing a seat belt, Majernik said, and she was injured seriously enough that paramedics had her flown to MetroHealth Medical Center.

However, the passenger -- a 23-year-old woman from Painesville -- has since been released from the hospital, Majernik said.

The other two people in the car -- the driver (an 18-year-old woman from Chardon) and a back-seat passenger (a 21-year-old man from Chardon) -- did not need to be taken to the hospital.

The driver of the Accord that was rear ended, a 29-year-old woman from Mentor, was taken to Lake West Medical Center with minor injuries, Majernik said.

No charges have been filed yet pertaining to the crash, Majernik said.