Neighbors are heartbroken and angry after a 6-year-old boy died when he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Pittsburgh’s Glen Hazel neighborhood. The crash happened shortly after 8.20pm on Tuesday on Johnston Avenue. The boy, identified by the Allegheny County Coroner’s Office as Jamel Austin of Pittsburgh, died at the scene. “What happened last night could have been prevented years ago,” said Glen Hazel resident Saundra Cole McKamey. “It’s unfortunate that it took this right here, what happened to this 6-year-old last night, for this to happen, but they need speed bumps on Johnston Avenue.” Cole McKamey said she and other neighbors have been. asking for speed bumps for years and signs that children play nearby. “If you drive around Squirrel Hill, you’ll see all kinds of signs that say kids, slow down, slow down, and I wonder why we can’t get the same services in our community,” said Cole McKamey. “That’s a problem for me.” Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached out to Mayor Ed Gainey’s office about the community’s concerns, but has not heard back. Pittsburgh Public Safety said the driver of the SUV that hit the boy stayed at the scene and voluntarily submitted to probation. No charges have been filed as police continue to investigate.
PITTSBURGH –
Neighbors are heartbroken and angry after a 6-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Pittsburgh’s Glen Hazel neighborhood.
The crash happened shortly after 8.20pm on Tuesday on Johnston Avenue.
The boy, identified by the Allegheny County Coroner’s Office as Jamel Austin of Pittsburgh, died at the scene.
“What happened last night could have been prevented years ago,” said Glen Hazel resident Saundra Cole McKamey. “It’s unfortunate that it took this right here, what happened to this 6-year-old last night, for this to happen, but they need speed bumps on Johnston Avenue.”
Cole McKamey said she and other neighbors have been calling for speed bumps and signs that children play nearby for years.
“If you drive through Squirrel Hill, you see all kinds of signs that say children, slow down, speed bumps, and I wonder why we can’t provide the same services to our community,” said Cole McKamey. “That’s a problem for me.”
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached out to Mayor Ed Gainey’s office about the community’s concerns, but has not heard back.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said the driver of the SUV that hit the boy stayed at the scene and voluntarily submitted to probation.
No charges have been filed as police continue to investigate.
