By Hannah Drown
Advance Ohio Media
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio — Brett Wilson, a Columbia Twp. firefighter, was off duty when he heard a nearby crash. But that didn’t stop him from rushing to the scene to help the victims. The heroic act cost him his life.
The crash occurred Oct. 27 on Sprague Road, west of Ohio 252, when a car driven by a 31-year-old Columbia Station man went off the right side of the road, crashing into a utility pole and bringing down power lines.
His 27-year-old passenger, Brent Reizler, and 23-year-old Wilson were both killed after coming in contact with the lines.
Wilson’s funeral will take place Saturday at Chambers Funeral Home in North Olmsted at approximately 10:30 a.m. with a procession to Royalton Road Cemetery in Columbia Station immediately following.
A Facebook post by the Columbia Twp Fire Department encouraged the public to stand along the procession route to pay their respects.
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