Identified! OH - Akron, 2 males died in fiery crash, 3 Dec 2018 - Raymond Vancamp and Christopher Simmons

[waterfalllady]

There was a four fatality car crash on the morning of December 3rd, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. All of the car's occupants died within seconds of the crash and fire. Unfortunately, detectives have been unable to identify two of the occupants.

Here is the description directly from the Akron Beacon Journal: (Officials seek help to identify 2 males who died in fiery crash that killed four)
One backseat passenger is a caucasian male, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 228 pounds, the medical examiner’s office said in a news release Thursday. He appears to be in his 20s or 30s and has a metal plate in his left jaw.

The other passenger appears to be a small framed, slim African-American male, possibly an adolescent, the medical examiner’s office said. He is about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 106 pounds, with a dental bridge on his upper front teeth.

I've done some reading about this and have seen a quote that says officials have "no idea" who these young people were. (in this article:Crash driver's life had fallen apart, family says; two victims await identification)

If you have information call the Summit County (OH) Sheriff's Department at 330-643-2101.

 

[kirkassoc]

Four precious children left in foster care. Such a sad story. Hope they can identify the two other passengers.

 

[Hippiemomof5]

Wow, this is very sad. I was a mother of four by her age and I can’t imagine how I’d have reacted had I lost my husband. Prayers for her young children and family as they grieve. And I pray they find the identity of the remaining two who have lost their lives too soon.

 

[carbuff]

Wow, what a terrible accident.

 

[cvaldez1975]

very sad. here is Colleen's FB

Colleen Wood

 

[cvaldez1975]

it may have been his prior to his death (Jeremy's)

 

[JerseyGirl]

The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office released the identities of two of the people killed in a crash in Akron.

The deceased are Colleen A. Wood, 29, of Akron, and Alex Jay Lester, 29, of Ravenna.

Two identified in Akron crash that killed four people

Anyone with information that would help ID the other two males is asked to call the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office at 330-643-2101.

 

[waterfalllady]

I have permission to post this from a mod, and I think I worded it too harshly before. Locals on Facebook believe that the two unidentified young men's families may not believe or know they are missing.

 

[Inquiry]

The two men were identified. Authorities identify two more victims from fiery car crash in Akron

 

[carbuff]

"Raymond Vancamp, 28, of Akron, and Christopher Simmons, 46, of Akron, who were both passengers in the back seat, were identified through the help of DNA and radiology, authorities said Saturday."

Looks like they actually identified them not long after the accident.

 

[Inquiry]

"Raymond Vancamp, 28, of Akron, and Christopher Simmons, 46, of Akron, who were both passengers in the back seat, were identified through the help of DNA and radiology, authorities said Saturday."

Looks like they actually identified them not long after the accident.

True, I was going to comment on that, because don't live too far from there. They really didn't publicize it other than that article as far as I can tell. I didn't see it on the news and it never came up on my headlines or feeds (I don't get a physical paper). I had to dig to find the article. Seems about par here though, they sensationalize these events in large print and then you have to sift through the small print to find any follow up.

 

[carbuff]

Pretty typical of most areas, in my experience.