AVON, OH — Investigators have released new video and a timeline showing how a suspected domestic violence incident in Avon Lake ended in a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 90 in Avon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a car traveling east in the westbound lanes near Nagel Road struck two oncoming vehicles on Nov. 8, killing three people and injuring a fourth.
Officials said the sequence moved quickly from a domestic disturbance call to a police pursuit and then to the highway crash. Avon Police Chief Daniel Fischbach said the events left three people dead and many more family members and friends changed by the tragedy. Local police and state troopers continue to investigate what happened.
911 call in Avon Lake set the response in motion
The case began around 10:36 p.m. on Sunday near Greyston Circle in Avon Lake, when police received a 911 call from a man reporting that his neighbor had come to his house after an alleged domestic violence incident. The caller told dispatchers, “My neighbor just came running over to my house … her husband threw her to the ground.”
Officers arrived about three minutes later, but police said the man suspected in the domestic violence call had already left in a silver Tesla. Avon Lake police then alerted nearby agencies to watch for the vehicle. Chief Caleb Robinson said locating the suspect quickly was important because a person leaving the scene of a domestic violence incident can remain a risk to both the victim and the public.
Tracking app and police sighting led officers to Avon
Police said a family tracking app put the Tesla in Avon not long after the Avon Lake response. Around 10:45 p.m., Avon police spotted the silver car near Avon and Nagel roads. Dashcam video shows the vehicle turning around at that intersection as officers moved in.
An Avon officer followed the Tesla and activated the cruiser’s lights. Police said the goal was to stop the car before it reached the highway. Fischbach said the officer intended to use a vehicle intervention, commonly known as a PIT maneuver, to prevent the suspect from getting onto Interstate 90. The driver instead accelerated away from the attempted stop.
Video shows the Tesla entering I-90 the wrong way
Police cameras and Ohio Department of Transportation video obtained through public records requests show the Tesla heading for the westbound entrance ramp at Nagel Road. Within seconds, the car entered the Interstate 90 westbound exit while traveling in the wrong direction. An Avon police officer captured the moment on dashcam and warned, “He’s going the wrong way on 90 now.”
Moments later, the officer said, “Oh my… he just crashed into someone.” Fischbach said the entire sequence from the moment the officer activated the light bar to the collision on the interstate took less than 20 seconds. That brief span, investigators said, covered the attempted stop, the wrong-way turn and the deadly impact on the highway.
Three people died at the scene after the collision
Investigators identified the Tesla driver as 50-year-old Andrew Sheridan. Police said the Tesla struck an oncoming Chevy Cruze carrying two 24-year-olds, Joslynn Geren and Samantha Spicer. Both women died at the scene, along with Sheridan. A fourth person was injured in the crash and was expected to survive with non-life-threatening injuries.
Avon police said the incident also affected the other motorist involved, though that person’s injuries were not life-threatening. The deadly crash shut down the evening for first responders and left investigators working to piece together how a domestic disturbance escalated into a fatal highway collision in such a short time.
Friends mourn the victims and support their families
Friends and relatives are now coping with the aftermath. Jitka Janecek, a family friend of Joslynn Geren’s mother, described the loss as almost impossible to process. She said the family is struggling to understand how the crash could happen and how quickly it changed so many lives.
Janecek said Geren leaves behind a 5-year-old son, Aiden, who previously lost his father a few years earlier. She also said Geren and Spicer were best friends and Vermilion graduates returning from a concert when they died. Friends have created online fundraisers for the families of both women as the community tries to help with what comes next.
OSHP says the investigation is still active
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the crash, and police said more details could be released as that work continues. The newly released video and timeline provide the clearest public view yet of how the incident unfolded, but officials have not said the investigation is complete.
Avon Police Chief Daniel Fischbach said the loss of three lives weighs heavily on everyone involved. For now, investigators are focusing on the facts already established: a domestic disturbance call, a rapid police response, a short pursuit, and a wrong-way crash that killed three people in Lorain County.
