A cocaine-carrying driver who fled after his sedan struck and seriously injured a Lyndhurst pedestrian claimed he’d been carjacked moments earlier and wasn’t behind the wheel, authorities said.It was all a lie, they said.Samuel Torres, 38,…
Summit County’s Memorial Day events were virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions have eased this year, and while ceremonies will remain low-key, the county’s towns and organizations are hosting events to honor.
Honor and tribute to dead soldiers and sailors
Preparations have been completed by the living soldiers of America’s wars to honor their dead comrades who lie in the burial places of the dead, whether this be in the quiet hillside cemetery of Valley Brook in Breckenridge, the National Cemetery at Arlington on Potomac hill overlooking the capital of our beloved country, on the poppy fields of France, or even resting beneath the waters of the seas of the world.
For weeks past there have been burials of the dead of the great war every day in Arlington. The sound of taps is heard through the great forest trees and the valleys in honor of the dead. This year the surviving veterans of the Civil War, the Indians wars and the Spanish war will join with the members of the American Legion in doing honor to those who have answered their last roll call on earth.
From The Tribune staff reports
CENTER POINT The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a pedestrian on Center Point Parkway, on Thursday, May 13, 2021.
Leroy Riles, Jr., 46, of Birmingham, was walking in the 10 block of 24th Avenue NW when he was struck by a vehicle, according to Coroner Bill Yates.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the driver of the vehicle left the scene. Riles was found nearby in the 2400 block of Center Point Parkway. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 11:08 p.m.
Sgt. Joni Money said detectives are gathering information. There are Flock Safety cameras in the area to help with the investigation.
While continuing to evaluate the information they had collected, deputies were able to locate a vehicle that matched the description of the suspect vehicle, nearby at Valley Brook Apartments.