Pedestrian Safety Crisis
Recent Traffic Crashes Leave Multiple Pedestrians Dead and Injured Across Ohio and South Carolina
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A 35-year-old pedestrian was killed early Saturday in Akron’s Highland Square neighborhood when a westbound car struck him on West Market Street and then hit three other vehicles; the car’s driver and a Buick’s driver were seriously injured. Police say speed may have contributed and suspect the car’s driver may have been impaired; the crash remains under investigation. A pedestrian was critically injured Saturday morning after being struck on Barnett Road in east Columbus, and another pedestrian was killed earlier in the week on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, South Carolina. On Thursday night, 38-year-old Columbus man Brandon Miller was killed after being struck while standing in the northbound lanes of Interstate 71 near milepost 147 in Harmony Township, Morrow County; the driver was uninjured and stayed at the scene. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the I-71 crash, and authorities have not said why Miller was in the roadway.
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In Akron, police said the red Chrysler 300 was driven by a 45-year-old woman; the Buick Encore’s driver was a 57-year-old man.
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The Columbus pedestrian was struck near the 900 block of Barnett Road, a few blocks from Johnson Memorial Park, at about 8:30 a.m.; police had not released information about any suspects.
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Columbia police said the pedestrian killed on Garners Ferry Road was in the roadway unlawfully and outside a designated crosswalk; the person’s identity had not been released.
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The vehicle that struck Brandon Miller on I-71 was identified as a Chevrolet Traverse. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers responded just before 10:30 p.m.
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