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A Canton woman died after her SUV left the highway and tore through the median late Thursday. Sara Abel, 38, was behind the wheel of a 2018 Chevrolet Acadia on U.S. Route 62 near milepost 24 when the vehicle went off the westbound lanes around 7:50 p.m.

It struck a ditch, then a culvert, and finally an overhead traffic signpost. The force of those hits caused severe injuries that proved fatal. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers responded and confirmed the scene details.

Canton Fire Department paramedics transported Abel to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital. She fought the injuries for a short time but passed away that same evening. Her death became public the next day as the investigation moved forward.

Troopers said early signs point to alcohol or drugs as possible factors. They stressed the case remains open. No final call has been made on what caused the Acadia to leave the pavement.

Stark County deputies joined the Highway Patrol at the site. Canton Fire handled the medical side and Canton Towing removed the damaged vehicle once the scene was clear.

Abel lived in Canton her whole adult life up to that night. The crash left no other victims. Investigators are still gathering what they can from the grass, the ditch, and the wrecked signpost.

Work continues on the exact chain of events. Until the lab results and full reconstruction come in, the reason Abel’s vehicle left Route 62 stays listed as under investigation.

Sara Abel lost her life Thursday night on a stretch of road most locals know well. The 38-year-old from Canton was driving west on U.S. Route 62 around 7:50 p.m. near milepost 24 when her 2018 Chevrolet Acadia veered off the pavement and into the grassy median.

The SUV hit a ditch first. Then it slammed into a culvert and an overhead traffic signpost. Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the impact left Abel with life-threatening injuries right away.

Canton Fire Department crews got to the scene fast and rushed her to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital. Doctors worked on her, but she did not make it. She died later that evening from the injuries she took in the crash.

By Friday morning, October 16, word of her death was out as investigators kept looking into what happened. The Highway Patrol noted that alcohol or drugs might have played a role. They have not locked that down yet. The full cause for why the vehicle left the road stays under review.

No one else was in the car. It was a single-vehicle wreck from start to finish. Stark County Sheriff’s Office helped on scene along with Canton Fire and a local towing crew that cleared the wreckage.

Abel was 38 years old. She lived in Canton. Friends and family now face the sudden hole her death leaves. The probe continues as troopers sort through the evidence from the median and the roadway.

This marks another fatal crash on Ohio roads this year. Officials will keep digging until they pin down the sequence that put Abel’s Acadia into that ditch and signpost.

Maurice Graves, 30, sits in custody on a first-degree murder charge linked to Dionna “Dee” Causey’s death in Peoria. Detectives named him a suspect after digging into the case. That led the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office to issue the arrest warrant.

Thursday, October 15, 2026, Peoria police detectives worked with the U.S. Marshals Service. They tracked Graves down at a residence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Officers took him into custody smooth and easy. Peoria detectives questioned him right after, then locked him up.

Plenty of details stay under wraps. Police have not shared how Graves connected to Dee or what set off the shooting. Investigators keep working the case.

The arrest does not change the hard truth for Dee’s five children. They lost their mom and face tough days ahead. Nothing brings her back or fills the empty space she left.

Dee’s family sees this as one move toward accountability. They hope the courts dig out the real story. Graves is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

People who knew Dee talk about the mother she was to those five kids. The loss cut deep and stays with them. This case still has open questions that need answers.

The focus stays on getting the facts straight in court. Justice for Dionna “Dee” Causey drives the next steps.

Peoria police locked up Maurice Graves on a first-degree murder charge tied to the shooting death of Dionna “Dee” Causey. Detectives zeroed in on the 30-year-old during their probe. The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office then put out the warrant.

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, Peoria detectives teamed up with the U.S. Marshals Service. They found Graves inside a house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He went into custody without any trouble. After Peoria detectives questioned him, they made the arrest official.

Cops still have not said how Graves and Dee knew each other. They also have not spelled out what sparked the shooting. The case stays open.

Dee left behind five kids. Those children now face life without their mother. No arrest can hand them back the years they lost with her. Their world flipped upside down for good.

For Dee’s family, the arrest offers a start toward some answers. They want the full story to come out in court. Graves stays presumed innocent until a jury says otherwise.

Folks around here keep thinking about the life Dee built. She raised those five kids and left them with memories that stick. The pain hits hard every day for the ones who loved her most.

Rest easy, Dee. The kids will carry her with them always. Justice for Dionna “Dee” Causey stays the goal as this moves forward.

Michon Minyard is 32 and now faces murder charges after a man died on Sullivant Avenue Thursday night. Police say Minyard assaulted Kyle Cooper and left him in the moving lanes. A car hit Kyle next. Kyle did not make it.

The call came in just before 9:30 p.m. near Binns Boulevard in the Hilltop neighborhood on Columbus’s west side. Officers found 30-year-old Kyle Cooper after the vehicle struck him. Medics got him to the hospital. He died from the injuries.

According to police, Minyard kicked and stomped Kyle while he was lying in the road. That put Kyle right where cars drive. Minyard was arrested on the spot. The charges are murder and felonious assault.

The driver stayed at the scene. Investigators say the driver was not part of any argument or the assault. No charges against the driver.

Hilltop streets like that one see plenty of cars even after dark. Leaving a person out there turns an assault into something far worse. That is the core of what police are looking at.

Minyard is the one in custody. The case sits with the homicide unit. They are asking for tips from anyone who was around.

This is how a fight on the West Side ended with one man dead and another facing the heaviest charges. Kyle Cooper was 30. The details are clear from what officers found that night.

Kyle Cooper was 30 years old when his life ended Thursday night in the Hilltop area of west Columbus. Police say it started with a fight. Then he ended up in the street. A car hit him soon after.

Officers got the call just before 9:30 p.m. near Sullivant Avenue and Binns Boulevard. They found Kyle on the road after a vehicle struck him. Fire crews took him to the hospital right away. He died from his injuries later that night.

The man charged is 32-year-old Michon Minyard. Police say he kicked and stomped Kyle while Kyle was already down in the roadway. That left him right in the path of traffic. Minyard faces murder and felonious assault charges. He was arrested without any trouble.

The driver who hit Kyle stayed put. Police checked it out and said the driver had nothing to do with the earlier fight. No charges for the driver.

This all went down in a busy stretch of the West Side. Folks around there know those streets get traffic even late. Leaving someone out there like that does not leave much chance.

Kyle’s name is what people will remember from this. A regular night turned deadly fast. The case is with the Columbus Police Homicide Unit now. They want anyone who saw something to call in.

It is the kind of story that sticks because it shows how quick things can go wrong on a regular street. Kyle was gone before the night was over. Minyard sits with the charges while the investigation keeps moving.