6-year-old dies, six others injured in crash on Ohio 725 Dayton Daily News (07.27.06)
6-year-old dies, six others injured in crash on Ohio 725 - Dayton Daily News (07.27.06)
WASHINGTON TWP. Montgomery County - Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies responded to an automobile crash that killed a 6-year-old girl and sent six other people to area hospitals.
The sheriff's office said a car attempting to travel north on Ohio 725 at Garnet Road collided with a car traveling west in Washington Twp.
The crash occurred about 4:05 pm Wednesday.
No names were released Wednesday, pending notification of family members and further investigation.
The sheriff's office said a car attempting to travel north on Ohio 725 at Garnet Road collided with a car traveling west in Washington Twp.
The crash occurred about 4:05 pm Wednesday.
No names were released Wednesday, pending notification of family members and further investigation.
Death might lead to traffic signal - Dayton Daily News (07.28.06)
By Katherine Ullmer
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County - Following a two-car crash that left a -year-old Washington Twp. girl dead Wednesday, Washington Twp. will ask the Ohio Department of Transportation to take another look at placing a traffic signal at Garnet Drive and Ohio 725.
Yukta Gar was killed Wednesday afternoon when the car in which she was a passenger attempted to cross four lanes of traffic to get to the Washington Twp. Recreation Center and was broadsided by a westbound vehicle.
Six other people were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and have since been treated and released, said Police Capt. Dee Osterfeld of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Washington Twp. substation. The names of the drivers and other involved in the accident have not been released, pending further investigation, Osterfeld said.
Mike Wannamaker, Washington Twp. public works manager, said Thursday he will contact ODOT to "let them know we have some residential concerns. It's a very unfortunate situation."
The township was turned down by ODOT several years ago when it asked to have a traffic signal at Garnet Drive, he said, because it couldn't show enough need, even though residents complained about how difficult it is turning left from Garnet onto Ohio 725 during heavy traffic.
"That's always been a bone of contention because of traffic crossing that double lane of highway," said Washington Twp. Trustee Lee Snyder.
Snyder said trustees couldn't get the state to put a traffic light at Social Row Road until someone got killed there several years ago, he said. "I believe this is going to trigger it ( a traffic light)."
Officials put in an easement-like private drive from Garnet Drive to McEwen Road several years ago to allow traffic on Garnet to go west to McEwen and make safer left turns onto Ohio 725 at a traffic light, but some residents still use Garnet Drive, Wanamaker said.
The state said every intersection can't have a signal, "but I think it's up to me as public works manager to have some discussion with the traffic engineer at ODOT and go on record that our residents are concerned."
Wannamaker also said the nre Rec West site gives an access to McEwen Road, increasing safety.
Osterfeld said Garg and two other children, ages 4 and 7, were in the back seat of a Honda driven by a 32-year-old Washington Twp. woman. At 4:05 pm Wednesday, the driver tried to cross four lanes of traffic and pulled into the path of a westbound car driven by an 18-year-old Springboro woman. Garg was dead at the scene.
Everyone in the two vehicles was wearing seat belts, Ostereld said. The accident will be reviewed with the prosecutor's office to see if any charges should be filed.
Yukta Gar was killed Wednesday afternoon when the car in which she was a passenger attempted to cross four lanes of traffic to get to the Washington Twp. Recreation Center and was broadsided by a westbound vehicle.
Six other people were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and have since been treated and released, said Police Capt. Dee Osterfeld of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Washington Twp. substation. The names of the drivers and other involved in the accident have not been released, pending further investigation, Osterfeld said.
Mike Wannamaker, Washington Twp. public works manager, said Thursday he will contact ODOT to "let them know we have some residential concerns. It's a very unfortunate situation."
The township was turned down by ODOT several years ago when it asked to have a traffic signal at Garnet Drive, he said, because it couldn't show enough need, even though residents complained about how difficult it is turning left from Garnet onto Ohio 725 during heavy traffic.
"That's always been a bone of contention because of traffic crossing that double lane of highway," said Washington Twp. Trustee Lee Snyder.
Snyder said trustees couldn't get the state to put a traffic light at Social Row Road until someone got killed there several years ago, he said. "I believe this is going to trigger it ( a traffic light)."
Officials put in an easement-like private drive from Garnet Drive to McEwen Road several years ago to allow traffic on Garnet to go west to McEwen and make safer left turns onto Ohio 725 at a traffic light, but some residents still use Garnet Drive, Wanamaker said.
The state said every intersection can't have a signal, "but I think it's up to me as public works manager to have some discussion with the traffic engineer at ODOT and go on record that our residents are concerned."
Wannamaker also said the nre Rec West site gives an access to McEwen Road, increasing safety.
Osterfeld said Garg and two other children, ages 4 and 7, were in the back seat of a Honda driven by a 32-year-old Washington Twp. woman. At 4:05 pm Wednesday, the driver tried to cross four lanes of traffic and pulled into the path of a westbound car driven by an 18-year-old Springboro woman. Garg was dead at the scene.
Everyone in the two vehicles was wearing seat belts, Ostereld said. The accident will be reviewed with the prosecutor's office to see if any charges should be filed.
Girl dies in township crash - Centerville-Bellbrook times (08.02.06)
By Jodi Brock
Times Editor
Times Editor
A six-year-old girl from Washington Township was killed after the car she was riding in was t-boned by another car on Miamisburg-Centerville Road (SR 725) at Garnet Drive in the afternoon of Wednesday, July 26, according to Captain Dee Osterfeld of the Washington Township substation of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
The victim, Yukta Garg, was riding in the back seat of a forest green Honda, said Osterfeld. The driver of the Honda was attempting to head north bound on Garnet Drive and cross four lanes of traffic on 725, said Osterfeld, when the Honda was struck by a silver Chevrolet Aveo heading westbound on 725.
There are no stop lights at Garnet Drive, so the driver of th Honda would have had to yield to traffic on 725.
Several police and fire crews responded to the crash at 4:08 p.m. According to Osterfeld, four people from Honda and two from the Aveo were hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries sustained from the crash.
Osterfeld noted that the crash closed westbound lanes of 725 for about 3-4 hours.
Charges are being reviewed by the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office, said Osterfeld. No names of the others involved in the crash were released as the incident is still under investigation.
The victim, Yukta Garg, was riding in the back seat of a forest green Honda, said Osterfeld. The driver of the Honda was attempting to head north bound on Garnet Drive and cross four lanes of traffic on 725, said Osterfeld, when the Honda was struck by a silver Chevrolet Aveo heading westbound on 725.
There are no stop lights at Garnet Drive, so the driver of th Honda would have had to yield to traffic on 725.
Several police and fire crews responded to the crash at 4:08 p.m. According to Osterfeld, four people from Honda and two from the Aveo were hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries sustained from the crash.
Osterfeld noted that the crash closed westbound lanes of 725 for about 3-4 hours.
Charges are being reviewed by the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office, said Osterfeld. No names of the others involved in the crash were released as the incident is still under investigation.
Engineers to design safety improvements at crash site - Dayton Daily News (08.18.06)
Engineers to design safety improvements at crash site - Dayton Daily News (08.18.06)
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County - The township plans to hire a traffic engineer to perform a traffic count and design safety improvements for the intersection in front of the township recreation center where 6-year-old Yuka Garg was killed in a traffic crash July 26, the township administrator said.
Gary Huff said township officials want to try to find the safest improvement and then "approach the state about completing that. We want to look at the intersection and do it properly, realistically and beneficially."
By mid-afternoon Thursday, Yukta's parents, Hemant and Arti Garg, had gathered 933 signatures on an online petition they set up at www.ygmf.org to help pressure the Ohio Department of Transportation to improve the intersection with a traffic light, lower speed and/or other safety measures.
Carol Kennard, director, of the Centerville-Washington Park District, was one of the signers Thursday.
Gary Huff said township officials want to try to find the safest improvement and then "approach the state about completing that. We want to look at the intersection and do it properly, realistically and beneficially."
By mid-afternoon Thursday, Yukta's parents, Hemant and Arti Garg, had gathered 933 signatures on an online petition they set up at www.ygmf.org to help pressure the Ohio Department of Transportation to improve the intersection with a traffic light, lower speed and/or other safety measures.
Carol Kennard, director, of the Centerville-Washington Park District, was one of the signers Thursday.
Yukta was killed as the driver of the car she was in tried to cross four lanes of traffic to get to the Washington Twp. Recreation Center form Garnet Drive at Ohio 725.