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.