CLEVELAND, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A bungled suicide by a man who set himself on fire in front of three children on an Ohio highway led police to the body of a woman killed in Cleveland, authorities said.
Hugo Ramos, 28, was being held under guard at a Cleveland hospital.
Police said Ramos, who had three small children in his car, was on U.S. 20 in Lorain County northwest of Cleveland when he pulled over Monday afternoon and stood in front of a tractor-trailer, which struck him. Still able to walk, Ramos returned to his car, got a can of gasoline and poured it on himself before setting himself on fire.
Ramos was questioned, giving information that led Cleveland police to a home where they found the body of a 25-year-old woman.
Lt. Craig Cvetan of the Highway Patrol said Lorain County Childrens Services is caring for the children, aged 1, 4 and 7. Ramos was in MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he was reported to be in critical condition late Monday.
