One person is dead in a crash that closed Paddock Road closed near the Norwood Lateral for hours Tuesday morning.
Police said the driver of a 2020 Ford F-450 truck was traveling south on Paddock and turning left into a driveway when 47-year-old Artura Buie, also traveling south on Paddock, crossed the double yellow line while passing the truck.
Buie, who was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Impala, hit the truck and traveled off the left side of the road, where he also hit a concrete retaining wall and bridge pier.
Police said Buie sustained serious injuries in the crash and later died at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center from his injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Ford truck sustained minor injuries and was also taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Police said excessive speed appears to have been a factor in the crash.
