Two women dead after vehicle crash into Lake Erie

LORAIN -- Two women are dead after a car allegedly crashed into Lake Erie early Friday morning. Members of the the Lorain Police Underwater Recovery Team discovered a black Chevrolet sedan in the lake with one of the women dead inside just after 8 a.m. Friday. The second woman was found dead a short time later, a release said. The names of both women are being withheld by police until their families have been notified. The recovery team had been searching at Beaver Park Marina near West Erie Avenue and Oak Point Road after a car reportedly went into the lake around 4:17 a.m. Friday.  The search began after an 18-year-old man entered a nearby home with injuries consistent with a vehicle crash, police said. When the homeowners called police, the 18-year-old told them he had been in the back seat of a vehicle driven by a female, with another female in the front passenger seat, when the vehicle hit a utility pole and went into the lake.  The man said he escaped through a back seat window, but that he had not seen the other two since the crash and did not know if they made it out.  The man was taken to Mercy Health - Lorain for treatment.  He was not named in the release.  Lorain police are still actively investigating to determine the circumstances of the crash and why the car left the roadway. This is a developing story, check back for details.