PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio — Two men were killed after their car crashed into a tree early Sunday morning.
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Just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, crews were dispatched to the 9400 block of West Ridgewood Ave in Parma Heights on reports of a crash, CBS affiliate WOIO-19 reported.
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Parma Heights Police Detective Sergeant Eric Taylor told WOIO-19 that the impact actually split the vehicle in half.
The victims were identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner as 27-year-old George Prediy of North Royalton and 23-year-old Vladyslav Andriy Kravtsiv of Parma.
Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene, WOIO-19 reported.
Detective Sergeant Taylor added that “it is clear that speed was a factor in this incident.”
The crash remains under investigation by the Parma Heights Police Department.
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