HARRISON TWP. — UPDATE @ 12:30 p.m. (Sept. 26)
The Dayton post of Ohio State Highway Patrol is seeking any witnesses to a fatal crash on Interstate 75 in which a pedestrian was killed.
Sgt. Chris Colbert said it’s believed that Tavion D. Wallace was fatally struck between 4:30 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. Sunday on northbound I-75 at Wagner Ford.
Based on the damaged vehicle parts at the scene, Colbert said it’s believed the vehicle involved was a General Motors model, from years 2003 to 2007, either an SUV or full-size pickup truck. The vehicle involved fled the scene after striking Wallace.
“(We’re) reasonably sure based on damaged parts, the driver would have known they hit something,” Colbert said.
Anyone who was a witness to this crash or saw a GM model vehicle in the area, is asked to call 937-832-4794.
Wallace’s cause of death was ruled multiple blunt force injuries and the manner was accidental, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Colbert said he believes alcohol to be a factor in Wallace’s death. Wallace had no vehicle nearby, and Colbert said it’s believed he was at a nearby club prior to the incident.
The coroner’s office will get toxicology results back in six to eight weeks.
UPDATE @ 12:44 p.m. (Sept. 25)
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the man who was killed in a reported pedestrian strike on I-75 early this morning.
The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Tavion D. Wallace, of Trotwood, according to the coroner’s office.
The preliminary findings for cause and manner of death were not released.
UPDATE @ 8:22 a.m. (Sept. 25)
The Montgomery County Coroner’s office confirms a 25-year-old Trotwood man is dead following a report of a pedestrian strike on northbound I-75 Sunday morning.
The identity of the man is being withheld as family members are informed of his death, according to an investigator with the office.
Northbound I-75 at Wagner Ford is now open to traffic after being closed for over an hour, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
INITIAL REPORT
Northbound I-75 is closed at the Wagner Ford exit while troopers respond to a reported pedestrian strike in Harrison Twp.
Crews were dispatched around 4:34 a.m. Sunday morning on a report of a person struck near mile marker 58.
Initial reports indicate a person was hit by a car on northbound I-75 in the right hand lane right after the Wagner Ford exit.
Multiple police and emergency response vehicles are at the scene.
A witness in the area who called into our newsroom said what appears to be a body is laying in the road.
We have a crew arriving on scene to the scene to learn more and will provide updates to this page.
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