Toddler Dies In Rollover Crash Tuesday
NBC 4’s Rick Rietzel
UPDATE: A toddler is killed in a rollover crash Tuesday afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—A 2-year-old girl died in a rollover crash Tuesday afternoon.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Bayfield Drive and Maple Canyon Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday.
According to police, Eunice Amomoh was driving northbound on Maple Canyon Drive in a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder. She had her three children, ages 4 years, 2½ years and 6 months in the vehicle with her.
Ladaysha Watson was traveling westbound on Bayfield Drive in a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier.
Police said the westbound vehicle had a stop sign, and the two vehicles collided.
The 2½-year-old girl was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in serious condition and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 2:43 p.m.
A toddler girl was ejected from the SUV she was riding in when the SUV crashed into a second vehicle.
Witnesses said the SUV rolled over at least once.
The north-side intersection was closed during the crash investigation.
Officials said the crash remains under investigation.
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This is so heartbreaking! How terrible for the parents of this child. Children of this age often release seat belt locks or find a way to get out without the parent noticing for awhile.
As an EMT and my husband being a Paramedic, we have seen our fair share of accidents. I have not read anywhere that states the child was NOT in a car seat. Freak accidents happen. People including children get ejected from cars. God forbid even CARSEATS get ejected. Seat belts break. Children CAN also be ejected from the actual car seat. Let’s not judge, don’t you think the parents are going through enough, oh yeah..we also don’t have the entire story!!
I travel this road twice a day going to and from work. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve had other cars pull out in front of me. This really is a dangerous intersection. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of this child.
She was ejected from the car?! I don’t really mean to pass judgement on such a horrible tragedy and I really do feel for this child’s mother…but why in the heck wasn’t this little girl restrained in a car seat? Granted they don’t state that here, but I’ve run through what could have happened in my mind and can’t figure out how this could have happened unless neither she or the child seat was restrained correctly. It just goes to show you that you can’t even go “just down the street”. Your children (and yourself!) should be buckled at all times.
It has been 2 1/2 hours and they are still diverting traffic onto Hanby Square. We have more traffic on this street today than we normally have in a month!
I live in Forest Park and yes that is a pretty dangerous intersection. There are always accidents. From hearing that the poor child was ejected from the SUV it sounds like she wasnt in a car seat.
I live the next street down from this accident, and I was wondering what was happening. That intersection is dangerous. People pull out of Bayfield all the time without looking!! I am so sad that a child died.
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