STRUTHERS, Ohio (WKBN) — A Mahoning County teen who suffered life-threatening injuries in a car crash earlier this month is now out of the ICU.
Myle Johnston, a 13-year-old from Struthers, was a passenger in a car involved in a fatal crash on Nov. 10 in Vienna Township on State Route 82.
Fellow passenger 35-year-old Miranda Zullo of Youngstown was pronounced dead at the scene.
Myle suffered a skull fracture and a brain bleed and has been in the ICU at Akron Children’s Hospital since.
Kristen Johnston, Myle’s mom, told First News that Myle has now been taken off a ventilator and is able to follow some commands.
“The road to recovery is going to be long,” Johnston said. “She’s out of the ICU which is good, but she’s going to need a lot of rehab.”
Johnston has been staying with her daughter in Akron since the accident. Myle is an honors student and cheerleader at Struthers Middle School.
A spaghetti dinner will be held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 19 at St. Nick’s Church in Struthers to help cover Myle’s medical costs.
