AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorist who stopped on Interstate 76 to remove a table from the road and was struck by another vehicle.
It happened just after 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 76 near U.S. 224.
Police said the motorist, a 58-year-old woman, stopped her Kia Sorento in the travel lane and got out to move the table. That's when a 23-year-old man driving a blue Honda Civic struck the woman.
Police said alcohol and speed are not factors in the crash.
The matter remains under investigation.
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