CINCINNATI — One person is dead and a second is injured after a crash in Winton Hills early Tuesday morning, officials said.
The Cincinnati Police Department said officers responded to the 4800 block of Este Avenue for a crash just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they found a Kia Soul that had crashed into a pole.
Police requested the response of the Cincinnati Fire Department, which worked to help extricate one person from the car, which CFD said had sustained heavy damage.
One person — identified as the driver — was taken to UC Medical Center with injuries that were not fatal. However, a second person was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released the identity of the person who died.
Officials said both speed and impairment are being investigated as contributing factors to the crash. Neither the driver nor the passenger was wearing a seat belt at the time.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call CPD's Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.
