Vehicle strikes, kills Niles woman on Route 422

Local News Vehicle strikes, kills Niles woman on Route 422 November 14, 2026 1 min read Trending 1 Mazda to cease production on short-lived CX-70 2 Nov. 14 property transfers 3 Vehicle strikes, kills Niles woman on Route 422 4 Liberty woman scammed out of thousands 5 Middlefield man indicted on two additional sex charges 6 Nov. 14 marriage licenses 7 Vocal talent shines in Kent-Trumbull’s ‘Woods’ view more WEATHERSFIELD -- A Niles woman, 70, died in a 6 p.m. Friday motor vehicle-pedestrian accident on U.S. Route 422 near the McKinley Heights area of Weathersfield Township. According to an Ohio State Highway Patrol press release, Matthew Adams, 42, of Warren was traveling west on Route 422 when his car struck Ellen DeFoor, 70, of Niles, who was crossing the roadway from the north side of Route 422. Defoor sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, where she later died, according to the OSHP press release.