Friday, February 05, 1999
TRISTATE DIGEST
Winton Place rail crossing to get gates
A dangerous Winton Place railroad crossing will get flashing lights and gates.
On Thursday, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ordered CSX Railroad to design and install a warning system at a track crossing with Kings Run Road. The $150,000 to $180,000 cost will be paid with federal funds. It will be maintained by the railroad.
The railroad crossing has been the site of at least three accidents the past three years, the most recent on Nov. 9, 1997. There were no injuries in any of those accidents. The crossing was one of six across Ohio where the commission ordered improvements.
Motor vehicle-train accidents at grade crossings in Ohio have declined 60 percent the past 10 years. There are about 7,000 such crossings in Ohio, with about half of them having lights and gates, said Dick Kimmins, commission spokesman. The six ordered improved Thursday topped a state priority list for reasons such as repeated accidents and traffic volume.
Two boys charged with beating 11-year-old
Two boys, ages 11 and 12, allegedly beat an 11-year-old boy unconscious with a hammer handle and stole his Dallas Cowboys baseball cap Thursday afternoon.
The two were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault in Winton Terrace about 4:30 p.m. Cincinnati police said the two alleged assailants apparently began threatening the boy at Schwab Middle School, Northside, but the attack happened after a bus dropped the three off near 5300 Winneste Ave.
The accused were taken to the juvenile detention center.
The victim was taken by ambulance to Children's Hospital. Information on his condition was not available Thursday night.
Three tax scofflaws released on bond
A father and two sons, convicted of conspiring to frustrate tax collections and failing to file annual returns, were freed on bond Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Herman J. Weber said they were not likely to flee. Sentencing will be May 14. Edgar F. Bradley, 67, and his sons, Edgar F. Bradley II, 41, and Roy C. Bradley, 36, all of suburban Cincinnati, were convicted Wednesday.
Thursday, Judge Weber denied their post-trial motion for acquittal and confirmed the jury verdict. The Bradleys swore on a new Bible that they would not flee. Each man also agreed to forfeit $150,000 if he broke that promise. They might be imprisoned for six months or more.
Man, 86, dies after crashing his car
The Cincinnati Police Division's traffic section is investigating a fatal accident that occurred Wednesday afternoon at 1834 Dana Ave., Evanston.
Winkler Goodman, 86, of North Avondale was eastbound on Dana Avenue about 1:05 p.m. when he went left of center and struck an unoccupied United Parcel Service truck parked at the curb, said Sgt. Rudy Gruenke of the traffic section.
Mr. Goodman was pronounced dead at University Hospital. Police said Mr. Goodman had a heart attack during the accident, which they think contributed to his death.
Bad brakes may have caused crash with bus
Indiana State Police on Thursday continued to investigate a school bus accident that caused minor injuries to four children Wednesday afternoon.
A pickup rear-ended a school bus on York Ridge Road in Dearborn County. The bus, carrying 37 children from the Sunman-Dearborn School Corporation, was stopped on York Ridge Road at a bus stop. The brakes apparently failed on the truck, driven by Kenneth R. Riddell Jr., 16, of Guilford.
The bus driver, Juanita R. Frye, 47, of Sunman was not injured.
The children were treated and released Wednesday at Dearborn County Hospital.
Murderer hangs self in state penitentiary
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A man convicted in a shopping mall abduction and murder hanged himself in Ohio's toughest prison Thursday, two weeks after he was moved there as an escape risk.
Mark DiMarco, 20, of Parma hanged himself with a sheet in his one-bed cell in the super-maximum penitentiary, deputy warden David Bobby said. Ohio State Highway Patrol investigators found a one-page suicide note, Patrol Lt. John Born said.
Mr. DiMarco was serving 94 years to life for abducting and killing Mary Jo Pesho when he was 17.
The penitentiary holds Ohio's toughest inmates, who are allowed out of their cells only one hour a day. Last year there were seven suicides among the 47,777 inmates in the statewide prison system.
Hamilton man charged with knifepoint attack
HAMILTON — A 29-year-old man faces two sex charges after an alleged knifepoint attack of a woman in his Hamilton home.
Eric Brister appeared Wednesday in Hamilton Municipal Court, where his bond was set at $20,000 cash. Facing charges of rape and sexual battery, Mr. Brister is scheduled for another court appearance Monday.
He was arrested Tuesday at his home. A Hamilton woman told police Mr. Brister slapped her face and sexually assaulted her while he held a knife to her throat.
Teacher's record slipped through cracks
Rumpke expansion could add 15 years to dump's life
Music student directs traffic
High risk of heart disease for local women
Ex-schools chief faces extradition over van shooting
Lynn Borgman service Saturday
Riverfront leader used to egos, differing ideas
Taft appoints black man to UC board
Teacher accused of sex with student
Boy, 4, walks to school as parents sleep
Ex-Princeton player to get out of prison early
Suspect slain in shootout
Abandoned baby's mother released on bond
Bank robbery suspects had left prison early
Clinton urged to reconsider tobacco suit
Council overhaul on hold
Students bringing light to girl who can't bear sunshine
Sufferers can treat back pain, doctor says
Teen home after 4-month fling
Two churches make goodwill partners
Wish List project again makes dreams come true
31 Boy Scouts from N.Ky. soar to Eagle status
Berry's lawyers say evidence withheld
Delhi teen remains locked up for shooting death
History of Maineville being collected
Insurer Anthem says network will add black doctors
Mt. Healthy wants to celebrate
New Delhi school has early open house
Ohio 73 widening at Franklin moves forward
Police watch teen drivers closely
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Union wants officer on full duty
West-side rail service debated
