In 2018, following a series of mistakes by Cincinnati’s 911 system and police, 16-year-old Kyle Plush died. His parents, Jill and Ron Plush, now consult with emergency call centers to make sure that tragedy never happens again.
Tough to solve, but a tougher resolve to improve a critical system. That's an assessment of the problems plaguing Cincinnati's 911 system from the lawyer representing the family of Kyle Plush.
The minivan was parked in a lot near Seven Hills School, where Kyle, 16, was a student. He was pinned by the seat but still managed to call 911 twice by voice-activating his iPhone.
Plush was found by his father at about 9 p.m. on April 10. Kyle embraced life with a passion far beyond his years, said the Plush family after Kyle s death. We thank God for sharing him with us for over 16 years but we so desperately wish he was here today.
A lot has happened since the night of Kyle s death. Here s what we know.
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By 700WLW News
Apr 10, 2021
( Cincinnati ) - We re going to make sure everything gets fixed that ought to be fixed. That from attorney Al Gerhardstein in a news conference on Friday, following the announcement of a settlement between the City of Cincinnati and the family of Kyle Plush. The 16-year-old died after becoming trapped in his van near school exactly three years ago Saturday.
The city the Plush family have agreed to a $6 million dollar settlement to end their wrongful death lawsuit, and that also involves changes to the City Emergency Communication Center. Kyle was a very positive person, and he would ve wanted to make change to improve things, and this is a positive change. We re going in the right direction, said Jill Plush at Friday s news conference.