January 7, 2025

Troopers Investigating Car-Pedestrian Fatal Crash

Ashtabula County – On January 7, 2025, at approximately 7:18 P.M., troopers from the

Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to a single vehicle crash involving a

pedestrian on U.S. Route 20 in the area of Blair Avenue in Ashtabula Township.

Preliminary investigation shows a 2016 Chevrolet Trax, driven by Wesley Dodge (26), of Conneaut, Ohio, was traveling westbound on U.S. 20 when a female pedestrian, later identified as Gabriele Reo (31), was walking her dog, crossing U.S. 20.

The Chevrolet struck both Ms. Reo and the dog. Ms. Reo was transported from the scene to the Ashtabula Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced deceased.

The Ashtabula County Dog Warden responded to the scene to assist with the handling of the dog.

The Ashtabula Township Fire Department and deputies from the Ashtabula County

Sheriff’s Office were on scene assisting with traffic control. The crash remains under investigation.