A young mother has committed suicide by walking in front of a semi-trailer the same day her 14-month-old son mysteriously died at their home, authorities said.

Police in Canton, Ohio, discovered little Omoyele Gonzalez dead in a bed at the property in the 1600 block of 10th Street just after 7.30 p.m. Thursday. He had no obvious injuries and a subsequent autopsy has proved inconclusive.

Officers were called to the home because the child's mother, Kayelisa Martin, 20, was threatening suicide, according to a Canton police press release. Around the same time, a family member went to the nearby Canton Fire Station No. 7 to report that the toddler was dead.

When law enforcement arrived, however, Martin wasn't there. They tried to locate her, but soon received word that the devastated mother had died in a traffic incident in nearby Summit County.

According to the press release, Martin 'committed suicide by walking in front of a moving vehicle on I-77 at Milepost 115,' near Akron-Canton Airport.

A Summit County sheriff's office release states that she was struck when she stepped in front of a semi-trailer.

The northbound lanes were closed for about four hours after the tragic incident and traffic was detoured around the scene.

Stark County Coroner's office conducted an autopsy on the toddler Saturday and results released Monday offered little insight into how the adorable toddler died.
'Preliminary autopsy findings showed that the child did not die of any trauma,' coroner P.S. Murthy said in a statement.

The office is awaiting toxicology results but confirmed X-rays showed there had been no recent or past abuse, nor did Omoyele die from injuries consistent with a fall or from an infection.

The child's father does not live at the home. Police said they have interviewed him and they don't believe he was involved.

Gary Guenther, investigator for the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office, said Friday that Martin's autopsy showed she died of 'blunt force trauma to the head and torso.'
He said she was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the Canton Repository, the child and his mother were involved in a car crash earlier Thursday in Canal Fulton, though its unclear if it has any relevance to their later deaths.

The crash occurred at 6:35 a.m. Thursday in the 2100 block of Locust Street, according to a crash report released Friday by Canal Fulton police.

Martin told police she lost control of her black 2007 Nissan Maxima when the wheel started to shake and she couldn't stop, the report said.

The car went up over a curb, struck a fire hydrant, hit shrubs and landscaping rocks in two separate yards and then traveled across a parking lot before coming to a stop.
The mother was cited for operating a vehicle without reasonable control, according to the Repository.

The family have set up a fundraising page to pay for the mother and baby's funeral services.

Culled from Mailonline

awwww!!! so sad! such an adorable kid and mum.

The love of mothers to their sons is one phenomenon that cannot be matched

Awww this Baby is So cute and his Mum is very pretty as well Mother's Love!
Same thing happened when a mother committed suicide in Abuja after her son was killed by a bulldozer that was demolishing houses. So sad Suicide is never an answer to any problem. They would have stayed with the woman since they knew She was threatening suicide. Leaving her alone to go and report to d police was a big risk. May ur souls RIP

So sad.
Who is the father of the baby?

Hmmmmmmm
Some things defy all understanding.
This is one of those.

Sad. But the baby bears Omoyele, abi na Yoruba boy?

Haaaa this suicide matter is getting out of hand . people should stop seeing it as a joke or making a joke out of it because its becoming a dangerous threat to humanity. See the cute little biy sef

Omexonomy: So sad.
Who is the father of the baby?

You are asking the wrong people the above!

Tragic.

Very sad story Prayers to all involved, including the poor truck driver that will now have to live with this the rest of his life.

So sad,may both souls RIP.

Saw this on dailymail, so painful wonder what went wrong

Frustration happened

IfyAngela: Saw this on dailymail, so painful wonder what went wrong

Unibenstudent: Frustration happened

hmmm how do you know?

RIP

She couldn't bear to see her child whom she carried for 9 months suddenly go away

IfyAngela:
hmmm how do you know?

Oh no, they were such a pretty family. absolutely gorgeous!! (mother and child) Its a pity.. R.I.P though ¤ ¤

Rip to them. Very cute mother and child.

She could have had other babies, she is just 20. RIP mother and child.

beeevan: She could have had other babies, she is just 20. RIP mother and child.

typical naija mentality ! baba God noni

lofty900: typical naija mentality ! baba God noni

Carry your Oyibo mentality dey your lane .

Just 20years and she committed suicide because of her dead child? That's just so crazy!

RIP both mother and child!

Baby: Good day, God. Please, why is my mum yet to join us in heaven?
God: I'm sorry but she won't be joining us
Baby: But why?
God: Your passing away drove her into committing suicide
Baby: You mean she took a shortcut so she could be with me?
God: All I know is she'll never be here with us
Baby: But that's dumb!
God: Yeah. She just realised that

It looks like she had been trying to commit suicide. The first incident was not a mistake and I would not be surprised if she killed this child and killed herself. What a pity. She may have been suffering from some mental issues. How her family, friends and the father of the baby missed this is troubling. America is a lonely place sha

If she entered the road on purpose...hell awaits.

She was traumatized.

That kid is so cute

Agybabe: If she entered the road on purpose...hell awaits.

She was traumatized.

That kid is so cute

Unfortunately, nobody knows for sure if hell awaits her, cuz no one has ever been there. We can only judge her as a human we all are.

May mum and son find eternal rest.

Vivalavida99:

Unfortunately, nobody knows for sure if hell awaits her, cuz no one has ever been there. We can only judge her as a human we all are.

May mum and son find eternal rest.

No one has ever been there? You want to stake your whole eternity on that premise?

smurfy:

No one has ever been there? You want to stake your whole eternity on that premise?

Pray tell if you have seen someone who has been there.

knightsTempler:

Pray tell if you have seen someone who has been there.

Even if there's just 0.05% chance that such a place exist, don't you think you should give that meager chance the seriousness it deserves?

I KNOW that it exists. Friend, we're talking about eternity here. Just trying to help...