Man says driver tried to hit him with car

Man says driver tried to hit him with car

BOARDMAN — A 26-year-old Shadyside Drive man told police he was nearly struck by a vehicle after yelling to its driver to slow down.

The man said that the vehicle was speeding east on Shadyside about 11:45 p.m. Sunday and he yelled for the car to slow down. As the man crossed the road, the car turned around and aimed toward him.

The man told police he had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit.

Infant found dead

YOUNGSTOWN — Foul play is not suspected in the death Tuesday morning of a 1-month-old West Side boy, said Capt. Kenneth Centorame, chief of detectives.

Anthony M. Chiovitti, of Eleanor Avenue, who was born Aug. 1, could not be resuscitated by paramedics called to the house by police who were first on the scene around 7:50 a.m. The baby’s 21-year-old mother fed him at 4 a.m. and then both fell asleep when she placed him on her chest, Centorame said. The baby’s grandmother found them side by side on the bedroom floor and called for help after noticing his blue coloring.

It’s possible the mother rolled over on the baby, Centorame said, adding that the cause of death will be determined by the coroner.

Temporary closing

BOARDMAN — U.S. Route 224 at Tippecanoe Road and Lockwood Boulevard will be reduced to one eastbound lane from 4 a.m. until about 10 p.m. today for paving. There will be two westbound lanes open to traffic during this phase of construction, according to a press release from the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Services consolidated

YOUNGSTOWN — Humility of Mary Health Partners’ inpatient psychiatric services at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren will be moved to its Youngstown campus, St. Elizabeth Health Center, effective Sept. 22. No patients will be admitted to the St. Joseph unit after Sept. 15, hospital officials said.

About 15 full- and part-time employees are affected by the consolidation of psychiatric services. Every effort will be made to assist these individuals in securing other positions within HMHP, officials said.

Consolidation of inpatient psychiatric services was prompted by a decrease in demand for behavioral health services at the Warren facility. The move will bring psychiatric services for all HMHP hospitals, St. Elizabeth Youngstown, St. Elizabeth Boardman and St. Joseph, to the Youngstown campus.

Candidate forum set

YOUNGSTOWN — Tru-Mah-Col Association for the Education of Young Children will have a candidate forum on early care and education at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University.

Elected state officials and challengers from Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties have agreed to participate.

The program is free and open to the public and audience questions will be part of the program.

The event is cosponsored by groundWork, a statewide effort to increase Ohio’s commitment to early care and education for children from birth to age 6.

Holiday fatalities drop

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Labor Day fatalities were down 42 percent from last year. Law enforcement agencies reported 13 fatal crashes, killing 14 people, from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday.

Last year, 24 people were killed during a similar reporting period. As part of the national Over the Limit, Under Arrest campaign, which ran from Aug. 15 through Monday, the Patrol arrested 1,691 motorists for OVI, Operating Vehicle Impaired. During this holiday weekend alone, troopers removed 548 impaired drivers off Ohio roads.