CINCINNATI — One person is dead after an early morning crash on I-75 in the West End neighborhood, Cincinnati police said.
It happened around 12:30 a.m. Monday on Winchell Avenue at the I-75 northbound split.
Samuel Zerihun, 27, was driving north on the I-75 entrance ramp from 9th Street when he lost control, traveled off the left side of the road, and struck a tree, police said in a press release.
Zerihun then attempted to cross I-75 on foot. That's when he was struck and killed by another driver, investigators said.
According to CPD, it appears impairment played a part in Zerihun's initial crash.
The highway was shut down for nearly six hours while crews investigated and cleared the scene.
Any witnesses to this crash are asked to call CPD's traffic unit at 513-352-2514.
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