Brent E Whalen *
Brent E. Whalen age 23, of Marion, died due to causes of an automobile accident Tuesday August 7, 2018.
He was born on December 15, 1994 to “D.J.” Ferdinand Joseph Dean Whalen II and Tamara Sue (Hudkins) Metzger both of Marion.
Brent is survived by his paternal grandmother Dorothy “Kim” Sayre-Arnold, FL, paternal great grandparents Roger (Donna) Postell, Green Camp, brothers Joseph Whalen and Devin Hazelwood, both of Marion, sisters Celeste Montgomery, SC, Macey Estes, Marion, Chandra Brooke Johnson-Martel, Marion, Alyssa Baer, Marion, Tiffany Wood, Marion and two special cousins, Jeremy Holsinger and Kyle Patterson, as well as many aunts, uncles and other cousins. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Grover Jack Hudkins.
Mr. Whalen was employed by BP Hydrolics of Delaware. He enjoyed playing football and then coaching with his father in the Marion Midget Football League. He was of Catholic faith.
A graveside service will be held Wed. August 15, 2018 at 11:00am in Grand Prairie Cemetery in Brush Ridge, OH. Memorial contributions may be made to Affordable Cremation Services of Ohio to help the family, 1701 Marion-Williamsport Road East Marion, OH 43302. Visit www.CremationServicesOfOhio.com
23-year-old killed after late-night crash in Marion
by Chris White; Tuesday, August 7th 2018
MARION, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — A 23-year-old man is dead after he crashed his car in Marion overnight Tuesday.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Brent Whalen died after his 2011 Volkswagen crashed into a pole, culvert and tree on SR-739.
Dispatchers were notified of the crash around 6:30 a.m. Investigators determine the crash was around 1:30 a.m.
Those who knew Whalen shared their grief on social media.
23-year-old man dies in crash that wasn’t reported for five hours
Sarah Volpenhein – Marion Star
Published 2:29 p.m. ET, Aug 7, 2018 | Updated: 2:54 p.m. ET, Aug 7, 2018
MARION — A 23-year-old Marion man was killed in a car crash early Tuesday just southwest of Marion, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.
Brent Whalen was pronounced dead after troopers believe he missed a curve, drove off the left side of the road and was thrown from his car early Tuesday on Bellefontaine Avenue east of Campbell Road, according to a press release issued by the patrol.
Emergency dispatchers did not receive a call about the crash until about 6:35 a.m., and investigators found that the crash must have happened around 1:30, the release says.
Whalen had been driving west on Bellefontaine Avenue when the crash happened, the release says. His car, a 2011 Volkswagen, drove off the road and hit a utility pole, a culvert and a tree, according to the release.
The release says Whalen was not wearing a seatbelt.
There have been at least two other injury crashes since 2012 on Bellefontaine Avenue east of Campbell Road in which drivers have failed to negotiate the curve and gone off the side of the road, according to records from the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Both crashes happened in the middle of the night, and crash reports note the road was not lit.
In April 2017, a 28-year-old woman was injured after she tried to go around the curve, went over the center line, overcorrected and then went off the right side of the road, according to the crash report.
In 2012, a 30-year-old man also was injured after losing control of his vehicle just east of Campbell Road on Bellefontaine Avenue and going off the side of the road, according to the crash report.
The Marion Township Fire Department and EMS, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and First Advanced EMS assisted the patrol at the scene of Tuesday morning’s crash.
The crash remains under investigation.