Two women from Uhrichsville have been identified as the victims of a fatal parking lot accident near Atwood Lake, where authorities say they were pinned between two trucks for nearly two hours before a passing driver found them. The Tuscarawas County Coroner's Office named the victims as 58-year-old Dawn D. Martin and 34-year-old Latasha Martin, who were mother and daughter-in-law.
According to the Lexington Herald Leader, the women had been displaying craft exhibits at the Atwood Lake Fall Festival before the crash. A passing motorist discovered them unresponsive just after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday and called 911, the outlet reported.
Reports differ on the exact name of the business where the accident happened. The Herald Leader identified the location as the parking lot of the Atwood Dari Bar at 4033 State Route 212 in Warren Township, while a separate report from jordanmiller.news described the scene as the Atwood Dairy Bar along State Route 212 NE near Mineral City.
How the Women Became Pinned
Per the Herald Leader, Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital notified the coroner's office at 10:54 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, 2026, that two women had been injured in the crash. The jordanmiller.news report, citing Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell, states that a second truck was not placed in park and began to idle forward, eventually pressing against a first truck and pinning the two women between the vehicles.
Per the same account, the women remained pinned between the trucks for roughly two hours before they were discovered, and both vehicles were still running when deputies arrived. The article notes that the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office investigated the crash.
Lifesaving Efforts and Pending Autopsy Results
Deputies performed lifesaving measures at the scene before the women were transported to Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital, the report states. Their bodies were later taken to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office for autopsies, the Herald Leader reported.
A determination of the cause and manner of death remained pending, according to an Oct. 6 release from the office of Tuscarawas County Coroner Dr. Jeff Cameron. Sheriff Campbell said the deaths resulted from a tragic accident, according to the Herald Leader's reporting.
