Residents: Speeding, Aggressive Driving Big Problems On James
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Fatal Crash On James Road
Locals say a dangerous problem in an East Side neighborhood turned fatal Tuesday.
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A fatal crash is shedding light on a problem in Columbus and communities from coast to coast. Street racing.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Locals said a dangerous problem in an East Side neighborhood turned fatal Tuesday night.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
A local man was killed in a crash in which witnesses said vehicles were street racing.
Timothy Hartman, 29, was killed when his Honda S2000 made contact with Jeffrey S. Henry’s Ford F150 pickup truck on South James Road near East Broad Street.
CPD said the two vehicles made contact for reasons unknown.
Both vehicles went off the road. Hartman’s struck a tree, and he was ejected from the vehicle. Hartman was pronounced dead at Grant Medical Center.
Henry was transported to Mount Carmel Medical Center East. He was treated and released.
Witnesses said two pickup trucks were racing down South James and it appeared Hartman was trying to get out of the way.
While CPD has not confirmed anyone was street racing at the time of the fatal crash, some residents said speeding and aggressive driving are big problems in the area.
“It’s like the Indy 500 out here. They run like a 100 miles an hour out here every day. It’s pretty bad,” resident Charles Bell said.
“I think they drive very fast and aggressive … ” resident Christy Benson said.
The speed limit on South James Road is 35 mph.
“They better take it easy because it’s rough out here,” Bell said.
CPD has not charged anyone in connection with the fatal crash.
CPD did not confirm witness information and only named two vehicles.
It was the city’s 38th fatal traffic crash of 2009, and Columbus police was continuing its investigation.
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i wouldn’t do such a thing. i wouldn’t act as if guilty individuals were innocent and place entire blame on individual for something just to make myself feel better either.
To TastetheReality… I hope you were able to make it to Tim’s funeral today and offer your condolences to his lovely wife, telling her that it was his fault…
Well, I’m not sure what you “heard” but yes, all statements given will be included…as they always are. That will be used to check the physical evidence collected at scene. Once that is done, CPD and the prosecutors office determines whom is at fault and can charge the driver of the…at fault vehicle! For example, the story says the truck was racing another truck and somehow struck the driver of the Honda, who died as a result of his injuries.Therefore, the driver of the truck in question can be charged in this case if it is appropriate. Your quote of “both individuals” is wrong in that the statments do not say the Honda was racing..but two TRUCKS were.
how do you charge someone when both individuals were racing down the street? is CPD suppose to pick and choose which witness statements they include in their investigation, or use all statements to back up the physical evidence? Sorry this had to happen but if the man that passed away was the cause like I heard, than ppl are going to have to wake up and except the reality of the situation.
mjw357, Its not that they won’t be charged. When a death happens as a result of this type of accident; not only does the measurements of speed and distance etc. made by detectives after all debris have been removed, play a factor but so does interviews of persons involved and witnesses. Thats why it may take a few days, to put the entire investigation together and then find the appropriate charge is all.
Someone is dead because people wanted to drive like morons and no one has been charged? What kind of crap is that? My condolences to the family.
Very sad, my condolences to the wife and family.
So, no one has been ticked for anything? They have witnesses attesting to the fact that the two trucks were racing. One fled the scene (I assume, story leaves that out), other pickup driver was taken to hospital and released and allowed to go home? No wreckless op, no speed citation, NOTHING? I don’t get it.
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