A car crashed into a pole around 8:18 a.m. in the 3200 block of North Main Street, which was closed in the area of Bruce and Fernwood avenues until shortly before 11 a.m.
A 2007 Buick Lucerne was going south on North Main Street when Heard lost control and the car started to turn across all four lanes of traffic, according to the crash report. The car crashed into an RTA pole and continued to rotate before the car reportedly split in half. Part of the car hit a fence and overturned.
Heard was ejected from the car and hit the passenger side of a parked 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, according to the report.
Police said speeding is suspected.
“Speed is problem everywhere,” said Thomas J. Cope, Dayton Police Department supervisor. “Drivers just need to slow down. If you get to where you’re going a little late, it’s better than not getting there at all.”
The crash remains under investigation, police said.
“We did call out our traffic services unit. They are conducting a very thorough investigation. I don’t have any of that info as far as witnesses or any other contributing factors,” Cope said.
It’s not clear how fast the car was traveling at the time of the crash. The posted speed limit in the 3200 block of North Main Street is 35 miles per hour, according to the crash report.
A woman who lived nearby said she heard the crash.
“It sounded like a big bomb exploding, and it was this car hitting this pole and someone losing their life,” she said.
The woman said speeding is a common issue in the area.
“It’s like Main Street is a death trap,” she said. “It’s horrible.”
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