Police seeking driver in fatal hit-skip
Lancaster LANCASTER — police are looking for a hitand-run driver whose vehicle struck and fatally injured a bicyclist Tuesday night.
Police have not released the name of the 56-year-old man who died, pending notification of next of kin.
He was crossing Welsh Avenue at West Wheeling Street just before 9:30 p.m., when a car heading west on West Wheeling hit him and didn’t stop. The car was possibly a green Honda, Lt. Randy Greenwald said.
The car likely has frontend damage, Greenwald said. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Lancaster Police Department at 740-687-6680. the youth to Mount Carmel St. Ann’s hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:58 p.m.
The youth is believed to be a resident at the complex, police said. His identity was not immediately available, nor was information on how the incident occurred or who discovered him and removed him from the pool.
A Central Square Apartments representative could not immediately be reached for comment.
Posted signs state there is no lifeguard on duty at the pool, which is listed as 10 feet at its deepest point. “No diving” signs are also posted.
Many other apartment complexes don’t have lifeguards and also have such swim-at-your-own-risk signs.
Safety experts warn that at pools with no lifeguards, people should volunteer to take turns watching those in the pool. embers from the other fires, officials say.
All fires were out just before 3 a.m., officials say.
WEWS Channel 5 reports two of the homes with the most damage were occupied. Fire officials say there were no reports of injuries.
Firefighters from Cleveland, East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights were on the scene.
While the 50th anniversary KENT — of the events of May 4, 1970, at Kent State University is still nearly two years away, planning for the milestone commemoration has already begun.
In addition to the two-day commemoration that usually begins the evening of May 3 with a candlelight vigil, the university will commemorate the events of May 4, 1970 all year, beginning in the fall semester of 2019.
“For many members of the Kent State family — including me — the events of May 4, 1970, remain a vivid and emotional memory,” President Beverly Warren said. “That tragic day had a lasting impact on so many individuals here in Kent and around the world.
“As we honor and remember the lives lost and those lives forever changed, we reflect on the lessons of May 4 and renew our commitment to lift our collective voices to affect positive change.”
University officials say the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, represents not only an important milestone in the history of Kent State but also a landmark moment in history of the country. The events of that fateful day are viewed my many historians the focal point of the national student movement and the cultural turning point of America’s view on the Vietnam War.
Project Manager Rod Flauhaus plans to release more details in the fall, including musical events, guest speakers, exhibits and special classes. He said the yearlong commemoration will culminate in a special weekend-long tribute.