Overview
- A two-vehicle crash in the 7400 block of Industrial Road on Monday, July 6, left the driver of a Honda Fit dead at the hospital and critically injured a 12-year-old who later died on July 13 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
- Authorities say the Honda Fit pulled left from a parking lot to cross eastbound lanes and entered the path of an eastbound 2018 Hyundai Sonata, triggering the collision under investigation by the Boone County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction Unit.
- The Honda driver has been identified as Shirley Hadden and was pronounced dead at St. Elizabeth Hospital, while a second passenger from Hadden’s car and the Hyundai driver were taken to UC Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
- Investigators report all occupants were wearing seat belts, no charges have been filed so far, and those involved are cooperating as the reconstruction unit examines how the crash unfolded.
- Local reporting notes this section of Industrial Road is a busy corridor with prior safety concerns, and officials say the crash has prompted renewed attention to traffic reviews and possible safety changes for that stretch of road.