A family trip ended in disaster in Canton, Ohio, when an oncoming SUV crossed the yellow line and hit a vehicle pulling out onto Navarre Road SW. Kiersten Narad, a 34-year-old woman from Midland, Pennsylvania, died in the crash on Sunday night around 8:24 p.m. She was driving out of a local business lot when the impact happened.
Narad had two passengers in her 2026 Subaru Outback: a 36-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl. They were heading eastbound when the collision smashed the driver’s side of their vehicle. Firefighters arrived minutes later to find the SUV mangled near the driveway entrance.
Paramedics checked Narad immediately, but she had already died from the force of the hit. The young girl and the man were trapped inside the crushed car, awake and calling for help. Rescue workers used tools to free them from the wreckage as police blocked off the street.
Crews loaded both passengers into ambulances and rushed them to Aultman Hospital in Canton. Trauma teams evaluated their injuries late Sunday night. Medical staff later reported that while both suffered serious injuries, their condition is stable and not life-threatening.
Police identified the other driver as 42-year-old Bennie Woodson from Massillon, Ohio. Woodson was driving a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas westbound when he lost control and drifted across the road. The crash sent his vehicle rolling over onto its roof, throwing Woodson out onto the street where he died.
Canton police shut down the 2100 block of Navarre Road SW for hours while investigators marked tire tracks and gathered car parts. Members of the Canton Metro Crash Team are working to figure out what caused Woodson’s SUV to cross the center line. They have not yet determined if medical issues, speed, or impairment caused the driver to drift.
As the investigation continues, family members in Pennsylvania are coming to Canton to support the young girl and man in the hospital. The Canton Police Department Traffic Bureau is asking anyone who saw the crash or drove past the area around 8:20 p.m. to call their officers with any details.
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