Child on Bike Killed in Homewood
On Sunday August 18 at 5:30 PM, nine-year-old Courtney Carter was riding her bike near the intersection of Rosedale Street and Tacoma Street in Homewood. Witnesses say that she was riding on a side street and crossed at the intersection when she was struck by a driver in an SUV. She was taken to Children’s Hospital in critical condition. At 6:24, she was pronounced deceased. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police, and as of this writing has not been charged.
Weaponized SUV Injures Three in Homewood
On February 1st, a fight started outside a bar at the corner of Frankstown Avenue and Oakwood Street in Homewood. Following the fight, one person got into their SUV and used it to ram three people, severely injuring two of them.