DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton police are asking people to slow down and drive carefully after four people were killed in a crash into a pole Sunday night in which investigators said they suspect excessive speed was a factor.
The deaths are part of a sharp increase in traffic fatalities in Dayton so far in 2022 compared with the same time last year, Dayton police Lt. Col. Eric Henderson said Monday afternoon during a press briefing.
“We had a very tragic traffic crash occur where we lost four citizens of our community in a very tragic manner,” Henderson said. “This is very devastating for the family members, very devastating for the community, very devastating for our department, our officers who had to respond to the scene.”
