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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
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Pedestrian struck on State Route 161 suffers life-threatening injuries
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man is fighting for his life after being struck Tuesday night while attempting to cross State Route 161 in northeast Columbus. Columbus police say a 62-year-old man was attempting to cross State Route 161 near the Interstate 71 interchange outside of a crosswalk. At the same time, a 2018 For Fusion was traveling eastbound and struck the man in the roadway. Why the Short North may soon charge extra for dining, shopping The man was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Ford, a 19-year-old man, was not injured. Columbus police's Accident Investigation Unit was called to the scene, and the investigation continues. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
KCMO crash now being investigated as homicide, police say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police are investigating after they say a man was 'intentionally' struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday evening on East 51st Street near Swope Parkway. Officers responded to the crash around 6 p.m. Thursday and found the victim with life-threatening injuries; he later died at the hospital. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV KCPD's Accident Investigation Unit was initially handling the investigation, but after a short time, preliminary findings showed that it appeared the man was intentionally hit, police said in a news release Friday. The death is now being investigated as a homicide. The victim was identified by police as 50-year-old Terry Lindsey. A person of interest was taken into custody shortly after the incident. Detectives are searching for witnesses and surveillance footage. If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact KCPD homicide detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
Moped rider seriously injured in hit-and-run near Gainesville
A 52-year-old is hospitalized after Hall County deputies said he suffered traumatic injuries during a hit-and-run collision. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Around 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Hall County deputies were dispatched to Limestone Parkway at Wildwood Circle, where a moped rider had been hit by a car. The HCSO said the moped operator, Jerrett Albert Peltier, 52, of Gainesville, was traveling northbound on Limestone Parkway when he was hit from behind. Officials said Peltier suffered traumatic injuries. He was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville for treatment. TRENDING STORIES: Atlanta bagpiper killed while scuba diving; son who vanished 4 years ago found dead at home Miller Gardner death: Family treated by doctor after dinner Hearing over new GA bill that equates abortion to murder got so crowded troopers had step in Witnesses told deputies the car was a 2007 to 2014 Ford Mustang. The color is unknown. Officials said the driver in the car, drove away from the crash. Authorities searched the area but could not locate the vehicle, which they believe continued north on Limestone Parkway and then north on U.S. 129 and Cleveland Highway. The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information on the suspected driver or vehicle can call Accident Investigation Unit Inv. Jeffries at 470-768-2067 or via email. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
What we know about the death of a 7-year-old boy who was run over after falling out of SUV
A 7-year-old boy who died at a hospital after falling out of an opened SUV door and being run over was not wearing a seatbelt, and the driver did not have a valid driver's license, according to a Columbus police crash report. Zondeair Robertson fell out an opened rear passenger door of a 2020 Ford Explorer at about 3:18 p.m. on the 1000 block of St. Clair Avenue very near the intersection with East 5th Avenue. Columbus Division of Fire medics transported Robertson to Nationwide Children's Hospital, where he died at 3:57 p.m. According to the crash report from the Columbus police Accident Investigation Unit, a 27-year-old man was driving the Explorer eastbound on East 5th Avenue with a 25-year-old woman in the front passenger seat when the driver turned right to go south on St. Clair Avenue. As the Explorer was going around the corner, a passenger door swung open, and Robertson fell from the vehicle into the street. Robertson was immediately run over by the Explorer, police reported. Robertson's mother was the one sitting in the front passenger seat at the time of the accident. The crash report states only that "one of the occupants" of the Explorer opened an "unknown" back door, causing Robertson to fall out. The report does not say who opened the door. Besides Robertson, the report states there were four other children in the rear of the SUV at the time of the accident: an infant, a 2-year-old, a 4-year-old and a 5-year-old. The report states that it was "unknown" where Robertson or any of the children were sitting inside the SUV, but does state that Robertson was not secured by safety equipment, such as a seat belt and a booster seat. The report also contains no information about the use of child safety locks on the rear doors of the vehicle. According to the Ohio Revised Code, any child who is under the age of 8 years old and is under 4-foot-9 inches is required to be secured by a seat belt in a booster seat that meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. The only exception applies to emergency vehicles and taxi cabs, the ORC states. Robertson's height is not listed in the report, which only states "unknown" for the boxes regarding safety equipment use with the other children or where they were seated in the SUV. The average height of a 7-year-old is 4-foot-1, according to Critical Body, a health information website. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Southeast Side man who was driving the SUV has not been charged in connection with the accident. He was arrested on the day of the accident on an outstanding warrant from August 2023 for driving without a valid license. He was also driving without a valid license on the day of the accident, according to the report. The Columbus police Accident Investigation Unit continues to investigate the accident. @ShahidMeighan This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Zondeair Robertson: Update on child who died after falling from SUV
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Yahoo
Columbus-area woman dies after motorcycle slams into guardrail on West Side
A woman died Friday evening after a motorcycle crash on Columbus' West Side. Katelan Phares, 24, was eastbound on Scioto Darby Creek Road near the Woodson Drive intersection when she lost control on a left curve, according to a Columbus police news release. Phares slid her BMW S 1000 into a guardrail and landed with the motorcycle on top of her, police said. Paramedics took her to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition where doctors pronounced her dead at 6:08 p.m. The Columbus police Accident Investigation Unit is investigating the crash. bagallion@ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus-area woman dies after motorcycle slams into guardrail
