CINCINNATI — One person is dead after a head-on crash resulted in a car being lifted on top of the barrier of the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge.
Cincinnati police said first responders were called to a crash at the bridge just after 4 p.m. Thursday. Fire officials said crews had to rescue one person from their vehicle.
An initial investigation found a 23-year-old driving a Honda Odyssey began traveling northbound in the center lane — where a red X indicator signified northbound drivers should not be traveling — and hit head-on an Audi S4 traveling southbound.
Photos of the scene show the Audi on top of the barrier next to the southbound lane.
Both drivers and a passenger inside the Honda were taken to UC Medical Center, where the driver of the Audi S4 was later pronounced dead.
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office identified him Thursday morning as 35-year-old John Pinkerton.
Police said the Honda driver and his passenger are both "in stable condition."
All lanes of the bridge were shut down for hours as crews investigated the scene and worked to remove the cars. The bridge reopened at around 8 p.m.
Investigators are looking into whether excessive speed is a factor in the crash. The Audi driver was wearing a seat belt, while the driver and passenger in the Honda were not. Any witnesses are asked to call CPD's Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.
Drivers told WCPO 9 that the bridge can be confusing because of the constant change in traffic flow.
Sarah Noble said the bridge puts her on edge but she needs to cross it get home from work — she's still hoping for changes though.
"The only thing we need Xs and Os for is love," Noble said. "Get 'rid of them."
Pinkerton's death comes just months after an August crash on the same bridge that killed both drivers.
KYTC, which manages the bridge, said it's always evaluating traffic crash data to see where updates and improvements can be made.
"It's too early to discuss what future changes could be made," KYTC said.
In the past decade, there have been more than 100 crashes on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, with three of them being fatal.
That first fatal crash was in 2014 when a 4-year-old boy died after police said his grandmother lost control and crashed into an oncoming minivan.
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