Multi-City Pedestrian Collisions
Pedestrians and Cyclists Injured in Separate Vehicle Crashes Across Four Cities
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In Dayton, Ohio, a car left the roadway, struck two poles and hit a woman Thursday evening; she was hospitalized in stable condition. A 6-year-old girl was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle in West Haven, Utah, and a sheriff’s deputy performed CPR before she was taken to a hospital; the driver stayed at the scene and the crash is under investigation. In Galway, Ireland, a teenage girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a minibus on Dublin Road. In Bayport, New York, a 12-year-old bicyclist was hit by a driver police say was impaired; she was hospitalized, with reports differing on whether her injuries were minor or included a broken wrist. The driver was arrested on charges including driving while intoxicated, and police are investigating.
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Dayton police were called to West Third Street and North Broadway Street shortly after 5 p.m.; detectives from the department’s Traffic Services Unit responded.
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In West Haven, the crash was reported around 6:45 p.m.; the sheriff’s office said the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
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The Galway collision happened shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, September 21, and the girl was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Galway.
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News 12 identified the Bayport driver as 67-year-old William Schultz. Court documents say he told police, “I drank one wine,” failed a field sobriety test and declined a breathalyzer; an off-duty Nassau County officer detained him until Suffolk County patrol units arrived.
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