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Man charged in connection with fatal crash in West Price Hill

SECURITY. A man is now facing charges in connection with a fatal crash in West Price Hill. THIS ALL HAPPENED LAST WEEK ALONG WEST EIGHTH STREET, VERY CLOSE TO ROSEMONT AVENUE. According to police, a driver ran into a parked dump truck, killing a passenger. THE VICTIM HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED. ALSO THIS EVENING, OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER, 18-YEAR-OLD AL ABELARDO MENDEZ, WAS SPEEDING AND IT WAS ALL CAPTURED ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. THEY SAY he also didn't have a valid driver's license when he crashed. MENDEZ is now charged with a traffic accident

Court documents: Man charged in connection with fatal crash in West Price Hill

A man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash last week in West Price Hill. The accident occurred late Wednesday evening on W. Eighth Street near Rosemont Avenue, Cincinnati police said. According to police, a driver crashed into a parked dump truck, killing a passenger in the car. Police have not released the identity of the person who died in the accident. According to court documents, 18-year-old Abelardo Mendez was charged with aggravated vehicular manslaughter in connection with the crash. Police said Mendez was speeding and the accident was monitored on video. They also said Mendez did not have a valid driver's license at the time of his accident. Mendez is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $100,000 bond.

CINCINNATI –

A man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in West Price Hill last week.

The accident occurred late Wednesday evening on W. Eighth Street near Rosemont Avenue, Cincinnati police said.

According to police, a driver crashed into a parked dump truck, killing a passenger in the truck. Police have not released the identity of the person who died in the accident.

According to court records, 18-year-old Abelardo Mendez has been charged with aggravated vehicular manslaughter in connection with the crash.

Police said Mendez was speeding and the accident was captured on surveillance video. They also said Mendez did not have a valid driver's license at the time of his accident.

Mendez is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $100,000 bond.

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