Medina man, 19, charged with reckless endangerment in fatal accident from last year

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 April 2024 at 7:32 am

MEDINA – Rashawn Bloom, 19, of Medina was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment by State Police for a fatal car accident on June 25, 2023 in Albion.

State Police announced the charge on Tuesday. Bloom faces a D felony with a maximum sentence of seven years in state prison.

Gabriel J. Casanova, 19, was killed in a one-car accident at 2:37 a.m. at West Countyhouse Road. Casanova was a passenger in a 2009 Lincoln Navigator that overturned multiple times. Casanova graduated from Medina in 2022.

Three other occupants of the vehicle were treated for non-life threatening injuries at Strong Memorial Hospital and released that day.

Bloom has been issued an appearance ticket to Albion Town Court.