CINCINNATI — The Hamilton County Coroner's Office has identified the 3-year-old who was struck and killed by a vehicle in West Price Hill Tuesday night.
A 3-year-old girl, Trinity Isome, and a 9-year-old were struck at the intersection of Heyward Street and 1st Avenue.
Caeden Chatman, 15, was outside playing with other kids when the crash happened.
“The two kids was right there. The kids just flew all the way down there as you can see and one of the kids got up they was cool, until we found out the other kid died," Chatman said. "It’s hard to see somebody losing their kid. That kid got their whole life ahead."
Nikia Bowman has lived in the neighborhood for eight years. She says speeding is a problem.
"We’ve been asking for speed bumps for quite a while because this is still considered a school zone, but don’t nobody pay attention. They blow through our stop signs," Bowman said.
Bowman said about 20 children and teenagers were playing in the streets Tuesday night. Her son plays with the two children that were hit.
“It’s more like a family back here. We all look our for each others kids," Bowman said.
I talked with a teenager today who saw it happen. He says the two children were riding on the same scooter, like they usually do, when they were hit at the intersection of Heyward St. and 1st Avenue in West Price Hill. @WCPO https://t.co/PRuuEEz25M
— Jessica Hart WCPO (@JessicaHartTV) May 31, 2023
West Price Hill Community Council President Sean Newman says drivers need to be more considerate of their surroundings.
“Kids play and they play out in the street typically because their backyards are smaller in some of our areas. It’s like we used to when we were kids," Newman said.
He added back streets are getting busier because some drivers are trying to avoid the traffic calming measures on Glenway Avenue.
“We still have high-speed on Glenway [Avenue]; people are using the side streets to skirt around Glenway, making our side streets unsafe," he said. “People are using these side streets as cut-thrus. They’re not taking into consideration there’s children. It breaks your heart that a 3-year-old has passed."
Newman adds there needs to be better traffic management and policing.
“Unfortunately, this is not new. It’s not just a problem with Price Hill, West Price Hill, East Price Hill, Lower Price Hill. It’s a systemic problem throughout the city," Newman said.
Police said the children were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and were both transported to Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Isome was pronounced dead at the hospital. The 9-year-old's condition is unknown at this time.
The driver who hit them stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. A WCPO crew that went to the scene saw a scooter lying in the middle of a crosswalk at the intersection.
Newman said the West Price Hill Community Councill will have the City of Cincinanti Department of Transportation and Engineering at their monthly meeting on June 13 at 7 p.m. at Dunham Recreation Center. They will discuss the re-striping on Glenway Avenue and will likely talk about the crash.
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