Wednesday, September 08, 1999
Accidents leave 4 dead
Separate crashes yield another Ross tragedy
BY EARNEST WINSTON and MICHAEL D. CLARK
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Scene of a fatal crash near Kings Island.
(Michael Snyder photo)
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A Ross High School cheerleader and her grandfather died Tuesday afternoon in a head-on collision — the second fatal traffic accident involving members of the school's athletic program in less than three weeks.
Missy Boling, 17, a Ross junior from Maineville, and her grandfather, Robert Sandlin, 70, of Hamilton died when their car was struck head-on by a van that crossed the center line of U.S. 27, just north of the Hamilton County line, said Dr. Richard Burkhardt, Butler County coroner.
On Aug. 20, Adam Brinkman, 17, and Scott King, 16, members of Ross' football team, died in a single-car crash after football practice.
The U.S. 27 crash was one of two double-fatality accidents in the region Tuesday afternoon.
In Deerfield Township, two Mason women died and three other people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash near Paramount's Kings Island about 3 p.m. Traffic was backed up nearly four hours.
The victims in the Deerfield crash were identified as Gayle L. Borgemenke, 42, of Mason and her front-seat passenger, Tracy L. Hamby, 37, of Mason. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, near the Showcase Cinemas at 5937 Kings Island Drive at Wilson Road.
At Ross High School today, classes will begin with a moment of silence for Missy Boling, Superintendent David McWilliams said.
There will be an emergency staff meeting this morning, where the accident will be discussed. Counselors will be available in the media center for students and staff.
“It's just a tragic loss,” Mr. McWilliams said Tuesday night. “We're going to have to pull together once again and support one another and work through this as best we can. We're still just trying to work through the emotions right now.”
Ross varsity cheerleading co-coach Julie Vangen said this year was Missy's first as a cheerleader.
“She loved to cheer,” she said. “She loved being part of the team. ... She was a symbol of vitality.”
Mr. Sandlin had just picked up his granddaughter at Ross, and they were going to eat, Dr. Burkhardt said.
A 1981 Ford Econoline van was traveling north on U.S. 27 when the driver crossed the median, striking their southbound 1991 Cadillac Seville about 0.3-mile north of the Hamilton County line, said Brad Kraemer, spokesman for the Butler County sheriff's office.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The van driver, whose identity was not released, was taken to Mercy North Hospital in Hamilton for unknown injuries.
The accident backed up traffic on U.S. 27 about two hours as crews removed wreckage from the road.
Missy's parents were in Columbus, taking her brother to Ohio State University for fall classes, friends said.
Mr. Kraemer said it is too early to determine whether alcohol or speeding was involved, or whether the victims were wearing seat belts. He said there were no witnesses. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at 5:18 p.m.
In the Deerfield crash, University Hospital's Air Care helicopter took Ms. Hamby's 14-year-old daughter, Renee, a back-seat passenger, to Children's Hospital Medical Center. Officials there said she was in serious condition.
The driver of a green 1996 Ford Escort, Ryann Royce, 17, of Loveland, was taken to Bethesda North Hospital. Her parents had not given permission for her condition to be released, hospital officials said. Police said she is a Kings High School student.
The driver of a truck hauling steel, William Bacher, 51, of Cincinnati was listed in fair condition at Bethesda North.
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers said witnesses told police the Escort was stopped at a stop sign on Wilson and was turning left onto Kings Island Drive when the truck struck its side. The truck then crossed the center line and struck the Cavalier head-on, causing the car to roll over.
“It was one of the most seriously crushed autos I've seen in 25 years of accidents,” said Deerfield Township Fire Chief Bill Kramer. “The front of their car was so thoroughly crushed ... they died on impact.”
Trooper Andrew Allgeyer, who is investigating the crash, said no citations had been issued as of late Tuesday.
Janice Morse contributed to this report.
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