By Molly Walsh
cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Summit County sheriff’s deputy is in critical condition after being hit by a truck while directing traffic from Blossom Music Center after country-music star Jason Aldean’s concert was postponed due to Thursday’s storms.
The deputy was directing traffic about 9:40 p.m. at the intersection of Steels Corners and Northampton roads in Cuyahoga Falls when a 2006 Ford F-450 pulling a car hauler drove through the intersection and struck the deputy, a press release from the sheriff’s office said.
The deputy suffered life-threatening injuries. Cuyahoga Falls firefighters took the deputy to Summa Hospital.
The intersection was closed for approximately two hours after the deputy was hit while law enforcement investigated the scene.
No one has been charged for the crash yet but initial reports indicate that alcohol is not believed to be a contributing factor, officials said.
The sheriff’s office is still investigating the crash.
Severe weather that brought heavy rain and strong winds to Northeast Ohio caused Aldean’s concert to be postponed to a later date. The venue canceled the show about 9 p.m.
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