One of the children was ejected from a vehicle, said Dayton police Sgt. Creigee S. Coleman. Initially the patients were listed as critical on the scene, he said. But once patients received treatment at the hospital their conditions were listed as non-life-threatening.
Two vehicles were involved in the crash at the intersection Dayton Liberty Road and Liscum Drive around 6:52 a.m. Friday. One of the vehicles flipped over, according to dispatch.
“The witnesses said the at fault driver was driving approximately 90 mph went around a vehicle who was legally stopped at the intersection at the stop sign,” Coleman said. “And another vehicle who was lawfully proceeding through the intersection got hit by that vehicle who was traveling 90 mph.”
One adult and two children were in one vehicle and one adult was in the at-fault vehicle, he said. Firefighters had to remove the driver who was trapped in the vehicle with two children in it.
The ages of the children were not available. It is not clear if they were wearing seat belts or were properly restrained, Coleman said.
“It does appear alcohol may have been a factor,” he added. “Speed was definitely a factor.”
Coleman praised witnesses for assisting firefighters at the scene and coming forward with information.
“The public came to the help of the citizens and that’s what police need,” he said. “We need citizens’ help in these situations.”
While police have not received traffic complaints at the intersection, Coleman said multiple crashes have been reported at the scene.
“At this point we will monitor this intersection to see if there are people not stopping at this stop sign so we can try to deter that type activity,” he said.
The crash is under investigation by Dayton’s Traffic Services Unit.
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