Teen on bike struck by car
A teen was injured Monday when his bicycle was struck by a car on Couch Street, an incident a neighborhood resident says is all too familiar on the dangerous stretch of road.
The victim, Andrew Bryan Davis, 15, suffered leg injuries and lacerations when his bike was struck as he pulled onto Couch Street from Moss Drive Monday afternoon.
According to police reports, Davis pulled into the path of a vehicle driven by Robert Samuel Stewart, 52, who was eastbound on Couch Street. Stewart told police he did not see the teen until it was too late. The teen told officers he thought Stewart would have to stop at a stop sign. However, Couch Street traffic does not have a stop sign although there is one on Moss Drive from where the cyclist approached.
The accident prompted concerns from one neighborhood resident who noted this was the latest in a string of wrecks at the intersection.
“It’s a wonder the boy wasn’t killed,” said Doug Capshaw, who lives near the intersection. “I’ve seen probably 35 or 40 wrecks in the intersection over the past few years. The problem is people get up a lot of speed on this part of the road and many drivers believe there is a stop sign on Couch Street when there’s not, so some folks just pull out into Couch Street thinking the oncoming traffic is going to stop.”
Capshaw would like to see the city take action to make the area safer.
“Just putting up a speed trap once in a while isn’t going to fix it,” Capshaw said. “What needs to be done, I think, is maybe putting a four-way stop there on Couch Street at Moss, or even putting speed bumps to slow the traffic down.”
The teen, who was transported to the hospital by the Warren County Emergency Ambulance Service, suffered non-critical injuries.