Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on I-480 ramp identified
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — The pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning on a local interstate has been identified.
It happened just before 11:30 a.m. on the off-ramp of Interstate 480 West to Transportation Boulevard, according to Garfield Heights Police Chief Mark Kaye.
The victim was identified as 55-year-old Maurice Montgomery of Garfield Heights, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
He was reportedly found in the road.
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The incident is still under investigation and no other information has been released. It was not clear why the man was in the roadway.
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As of Monday, July 1, there have been 12 crashes involving pedestrians on Cuyahoga County’s portion of I-480 in the last five years, according to crash statistics from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. One of those crashes in 2021 was fatal.
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