Robert D. Tirey, 44, dies when alleged drunk driver strikes wheelchair at Section Road and Ohio Avenue in Silverton, Ohio

Modified Date: 
Thu, 05/16/2019 - 3:00pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Man in wheelchair fatally struck in alcohol-related Silverton crash

Robert D. Tirey, 44, of Cincinnati was operating a motorized wheelchair southbound in a marked crosswalk when he was hit by an eastbound vehicle in the intersection of Section Road and Ohio Avenue about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.

 

Alcohol likely a factor in crash that killed man in motorized wheelchair in crosswalk

The sheriff's office is asking for witnesses to come forward with information about the crash, 513-825-1500.

Driver charged for accident that killed a man in a wheelchair crossing the street

 Jasmain Grier faces aggravated vehicular homicide charges as well as failure to stop.   

Driver sentenced for a fatal hit-and-run involving a man in a wheelchair in Silverton

A judge sentenced a driver to 36 months in prison for hitting and killing a man in a wheelchair as he crossed a Silverton road. Jasmain Grier also had her license suspended for 15 years.

People Involved: 
Robert D. Tirey
Jasmain L. Grier

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