Four people were struck by cars in Kent this weekend, and charges are possibly pending in each of the crashes.
The crashes happened Friday evening and early on Saturday and Sunday morning.
All four victims are alive, according to Kent Police, but the extent of their injuries is unknown.
The first crash happened Friday at 7:51 p.m. near the intersection of South DePeyster Street and East Main Street.
Kent Police Sgt. Jason Short said the victim, whose name was unavailable, was in the cross walk in front of the Kent Stage when they were struck.
"A white Jeep was traveling north on DePeyster Street, and it made a left turn onto Main Street there and struck a pedestrian," Short said. "The (victim) was transported and already released" from the hospital.
The second crash involved two pedestrians and happened at 12:37 a.m. Saturday.
Short said Latresha A. Fuchs was driving south on Water Street near Erie Street when she veered to the right and hit Kayla N. Freriks and Marci L. Herr.
"After the pedestrians were struck the driver continued north and struck a parked car that was unoccupied," he said. "Alcohol may be a factor."
The third crash happened Sunday at 2:50 a.m. on North Lincoln Street, where Doron P. Kutash was hit. The driver fled the scene.
Kutash is recovering in the hospital with leg injuries, according to his Facebook page.
Look for updates to this story on Kent Patch.
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Mars
6:50 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
""After the pedestrians were struck the driver continued north and struck a parked car that was unoccupied," he said. "Alcohol may be a factor."
"The third crash happened Sunday at 2:50 a.m. on North Lincoln Street, where Doron P. Kutash was hit. The driver fled the scene.""
It's pretty safe to say alcohol was definitely a factor.
Zach Schiller
7:02 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
How is this "breaking"? And how is it "news"?
Mars
7:42 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
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Bonefishbill
8:48 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
MARS speakitthetruth!
Wilburforce
9:21 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Down town Kent is a race track on weekend nights with little or no police ....
We must with the growth of nite life have cops walking the downtown Main and Water St.
And police in cars to slow down and or arrest careless, maybe drunk drivers.
Becca
5:35 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Too bad if you have ever been out in Kent downtown the streets are FILLED WITH COPS DOING THEIR JOB! NO drunk idiots just need to not drive!
David Reith
5:15 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Let's all support the KPD. We need more of them and the facilities to do their job.
Kasha Legeza
12:55 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Well said, David Reith!
Carl Picelle
11:49 am on Sunday, March 24, 2013
I cross the Main & Water intersection several times daily. In the past two months, I have almost been hit (within a few feet) by cars making turns, left and right, four times. I have had cars rudely zip around the corner and pull almost upon you in rudeness, just to hurry you up a bit, or at least to "let you know they are there"... it has been all ages of drivers, all times of the day. We have grown impatient and unaware of pedestrian movement. Irregardless of crosswalk lights (which change far to fast, incouraging the above), the lost rule of the road is "Pedestrians have the right of way". Only one of the incidents above was related to a cell phone, of which I could plainly see being used. Hurry up and Wait mentality is really to blame, see it everyday in every type situation, whether I am walking or driving, we have simply lost common courtesy in our society. Many of us downtown folks joke about surving the intersections of town on foot.
Carl Picelle
11:52 am on Sunday, March 24, 2013
May I add, from my building, and I am a good judge of speed, we have hundreds of examples per week, of vehicles both small (cars) and large to very large (delivery trucks and semi's) busting down both directions of Water Street well in excess of 25 MPH, and I have witnessed often, semi's plowing through at what I would estimate as 40-45 MPH, knowing by seeing this, they could never stop if someone popped out from between parked cars, or George on his wheelchair, or just a car pulling out unbeknownst of the traffic. Long winded here, but I am in favor of more patrolling downtown, and watching this intersection closer would reveal a lot!
Mars
2:02 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
I often think about George. This is one of the worst college towns I've ever been to as far as pedestrian safety is concerned. Kent doesn't do much to encourage pedestrian safety, either. Ever try crossing 59 to get to the eateries? Run for your life.
I see George all over town. Between snowy sidewalks and people texting/drinking driving, it amazes me he's managed to stay safe.
I though it was a fluke the first time I was honked at and flipped off while crossing a crosswalk during the walk signal. Then it happened again, and again, and again. Must be so inconvenient for so many to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks (who have the right of way). The same way it's inconvenient for them to actually go 20mph through a school zone. How dare they be asked to slow down and possibly take 10 or 20 seconds out of their important life.