CINCINNATI — A woman is dead following an early morning Christmas Day crash in West Price Hill.
Cincinnati Police identified the woman as 28-year-old Ladre Gibson.
Police said officers responded to the crash around 2:30 a.m. on 4165 West 8th St.
According to investigators, Gibson was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Classic west on West 8th St. and attempted to turn left on Trenton Avenue when an unknown driver in a 2018 Hyundai Tucson was also traveling west on West 8th St. and approached the intersection with Trenton Avenue. As Gibson was attempting to make the left turn, police said the driver of the Hyundai Tucson went left of the centerline and hit Gibson, causing both vehicles to overturn.
WCPO's crew at the scene saw both cars flipped near the Sunoco. One was in the street, the other near the gas pumps.
Investigators said the driver of the Hyundai Tucson was able to get out of the car and left the scene on foot before police arrived.
Gibson suffered serious injuries from the crash and was taken to UC Medical Center, where she died, police said.
Our reporter at the scene talked to someone who saw the crash.
He claims one of those cars was going too fast on the wrong side of the road before it hit the other car.
"It's scary. It's scary. You know, and I try to talk to the younger generation because they think it's cool to be high-risk drivers and doing 50, 60 miles an hour in a 25 mile zone, 35 mile zone. Like, it's just not safe, you know. And it's definitely not safe to be around here drinking and driving. You know what I'm saying? Definitely not. So you mix the alcohol with unsafe drivers and it's a recipe for disaster," said YC Arnold, who witnessed the crash.
Cincinnati Police believe excessive speed and impairment were factors that led up to the crash.
West 8th Street between Pleasure Drive and Kreis Lane was closed for several hours, but reopened around 8 a.m., police said.
Cincinnati Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call the Cincinnati Police's Traffic Unit at 1-513-352-2514.
This story is developing and will be updated when more information becomes available.
