Two accounts describe motorbike crashes near Creekview Drive and Harrison Avenue in Colerain Township, but the available reporting does not establish whether they refer to the same event. WLWT said police responded around 8:30 p.m. on September 14 and that the bike’s operator was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The outlet said officials had not disclosed the operator’s condition or what caused the crash, according to WLWT.
The fatal collision
A separate account from WKRC identified a 17-year-old, Langdon Udry, as seriously injured in a collision near Harrison Avenue and Creekview Drive. It said Colerain EMS took him to UC Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The report identified the other vehicle as a Chevrolet Colorado driven by a 28-year-old man, according to WKRC.
WKRC’s account, which was based on the crash report, said Udry was traveling west on Harrison Avenue on a motorized bicycle that police described as not suitable for roadway travel and lacking a headlight. The Chevrolet Colorado was also traveling west before turning southwest onto Creekview Drive, where it struck Udry. The report said Udry was wearing a helmet and that the pickup driver was not injured, according to WKRC.
Reported conditions and police finding
Ohio requirements for motorized bicycles
For the equipment issue raised in the crash report, Ohio law requires motorized bicycles to display lighted lights at specified times under rules adopted by the state public safety director, according to the Ohio Revised Code. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles guidance also says operators of mopeds or motorized bicycles must obtain and display a rear license plate, according to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
The report described the scene as dark and without roadway lighting, with clear, dry conditions. It listed the pickup’s estimated speed as 20 mph on a road with a 35 mph limit. Police attributed fault to Udry, citing the bicycle’s condition and lack of a headlight; that is an attributed police finding, not an independently established conclusion, according to WKRC.
The reporting reviewed here does not resolve whether the operator taken to the hospital in WLWT’s account was Udry or another person. It also provides no details about Udry’s family or funeral arrangements.
