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Intentional crash kills 19-year-old

JOHNSTON

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Warren Post is investigating what it calls an intentional fatal crash in which a vehicle traveling north on Warner Road at a high rate of speed drove through a stop sign at Bradley-Brownlee Road.

Killed was Tristan T. Thompson, 19. The OSHP report does not include his address.

The crash occurred at about 5:23 p.m. when Thompson drove through the stop sign and went off the left side of the road, striking a ditch and tree and utility pole, overturning his vehicle and ejecting him.

Alcohol does not appear to be a factor.

Thompson was not wearing a seatbelt.

Warner Road will remain closed at Bradley-Brownlee until repairs can be made to the utility pole, the OSHP said.

Vote overturned

YOUNGSTOWN

The Design Review Committee this week overturned its vote from last month approving the location of a bus-shelter sculpture made from a shipping container and steel at the corner of Wick Avenue and West Federal Street.

The decision came after a complaint from the United Veterans Council of Youngstown the sculpture would obscure and overshadow the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Committee members recommended the bus-shelter sculpture be placed on Mahoning Avenue in front of the Our Community Kitchen building. Those who are designing the sculpture haven’t decided where to put it.

It originally was proposed for Market Street in front of the Mahoning County Courthouse, but DRC members said it would take up too much of the sidewalk, possibly making it more congested for pedestrians in that area.

Person identified

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office has identified Leon Jamal Hobbs, 28, of Youngstown, as the person who died in a one-vehicle motorcycle accident at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the eastbound lanes of the Himrod Avenue Expressway.

A news release said Hobbs died of multiple blunt force injuries.

The accident is under investigation by city police and the coroner’s office. Toxicology results are pending, the release said.

Operations relocated

Most of the operations at Mahoning County Area Court in Austintown will be relocated due to an “unforeseen incident,” according to a statement issued Thursday from the court.

The court is undergoing “major renovations,” which were not specified in the statement.

Individuals making payments and reporting for probation will still do so at the Austintown court, 6000 Mahoning Ave.

Those attending traffic and criminal arraignments, pretrials and trials must go to Mahoning County Area Court in Canfield, 72 N. Broad St., while individuals involved in civil cases will be relocated to the Boardman court, 8110 Market St.

This is the Austintown court’s second shutdown this week. The court also closed Monday due to a sewage backup in the building.

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