Crime & Safety

1 Injured in Head-on Crash on Applegrove Street NW

Medics took one driver to Aultman Hospital after two cars collided on Applegrove Street NW in North Canton Friday afternoon

Two cars collided head on on Applegrove Street NW just before 3 p.m. Friday, sending one man to the hospital.

say Christos Paxos, 20, of North Canton, was driving a 1994 BMW east on Applegrove Street and traveled left of center, colliding with a 2000 flat-bed truck head on. The truck was driven by Ronald Bruder, 49, of Massillon.

Paxos was taken to Aultman Hospital for minor injuries, and police expected him to be released Friday.

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Police said Paxos will be cited for failure to control.

The crash had temporarily closed Applegrove Street just east of Pittsburg Avenue between Lupe Avenue NW and Janet Street NW.

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