Overview
- A Metro bus struck a City of Cincinnati convoy on the westbound Norwood Lateral on July 16, pushing a work truck into a trailer and causing a chain reaction that killed one worker.
- The deceased was identified as 46-year-old Jonathan Allen Young, a long-time Department of Public Services employee, and another worker was injured and expected to survive.
- Hamilton County deputies arrested driver Kyle Brandon Taylor on July 23 and charged him with vehicular manslaughter; he is being held at the Hamilton County Jail and was scheduled for arraignment.
- Investigators say the crash was caused by an alleged failure to yield by the bus, and reports describe a protective setup in which a trailing city truck was acting as a safety barrier for three workers on a towed trailer.
- Metro has expressed condolences and said it is cooperating with the probe, while the victim’s family has retained lawyers who plan to review Metro’s hiring and training practices, which could lead to further legal and policy scrutiny.