{"id":31400,"date":"2026-05-30T22:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T22:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/caledonia-woman-dies-galion-driver-hurt-in-3-vehicle-crash-on-ohio-309\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T22:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T22:56:56","slug":"caledonia-woman-dies-galion-driver-hurt-in-3-vehicle-crash-on-ohio-309","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/caledonia-woman-dies-galion-driver-hurt-in-3-vehicle-crash-on-ohio-309\/","title":{"rendered":"Caledonia woman dies, Galion driver hurt, in 3-vehicle crash on Ohio 309"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MARION \u2014 A 19-year-old Caledonia woman was ejected from her vehicle and died Friday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash that also involved a Galion driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the crash at 5:28 p.m. on Ohio 309 near milepost 21 in Claridon Township.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troopers said the crash involved:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014  a black 2012 Hyundai Elantra driven by 19 -year-old Eva J. Moran of Caledonia; <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 a white 2013 GMC Acadia driven by 19-year-old Nathaniel R. Blankenship of Marion; <\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 and a black 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 23-year-old Dalila Zamudio of Galion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A preliminary investigation, according to troopers, indicated that Moran was eastbound on Ohio 309. Blankenship was stopped, facing eastbound, on Ohio 309 while waiting to make a left turn into a private driveway.  Zamudio was westbound on Ohio 309.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troopers said Moran failed to maintain assured clear distance ahead and her vehicle struck the left rear of the GMC Acadia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moran traveled left of the centerline into the westbound lane and was struck by the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which then traveled off the north side of Ohio 309.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moran was ejected from her vehicle, troopers said. She was taken from the scene by Marion Township EMS to Marion General Hospital, where was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blankenship sustained possible injuries and was treated at the scene, according to the patrol. 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