KETTERING — Investigators are still working to learn what caused a 37-year-old man to crash into a Kettering home on the Fourth of July.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Tadeo Gatewood, 37, died as a result of the crash on Marshall Road Friday morning.
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Kettering police said they now have a criminal investigation into Gatewood’s death.
News Center 7 spoke with Bill Cheers about how his Fourth of July started with a jolt.
“I heard the skid screeching going and I got up because I figured somebody’s going to crash,” Cheers said.
His neighbor’s security camera caught Gatewood’s pickup truck slamming into his home.
The crash happened just before 6:50 a.m.
Police shared new information about a collision that happened just before Gatewood veered off the road.
“It’s being investigated as criminal at this time until we can determine otherwise,” Kettering Police Officer Cynthia James said.
Just after Gatewood crashes, security camera footage caught a white truck turning left off Marshall Road just before Stroop Road.
As previously reported by News Center 7, our crews on scene of the crash spotted white paint on Gatewood’s gray truck.
Police said the person driving that truck came to them within an hour and reported the crash.
Officers now consider that driver an uncharged suspect.
Bedell asked police if the deadly crash could possibly be the result of road rage or street racing.
“We can’t say for sure yet. I just don’t want to make any assumptions without knowing for sure,” James said.
Whatever happened, investigators believe it started as far back as Whipp Road, as that’s where the two trucks turned onto Marshall Road.
Investigators said the two trucks were near each other for at least two miles from that intersection to the crash scene.
“I come out to see if I could do anything. But he was already passed,” Cheers said.
After authorities are done investigating, they will give the case to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office to decide whether any formal charges should be filed.
For now, authorities are asking anyone who lives on Marshall Road between Stroop and Whipp roads to check their home surveillance video around 6:45 a.m.
Anyone who owns cameras that captured the two cars is encouraged to contact Kettering police.
They said any additional video or witness accounts will help give them a more complete picture of what happened.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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