COLUMBUS, Ohio – A two-year-old boy has died of injuries he suffered after being struck by a car Monday night on the Southeast Side.
Columbus police said JayByuante McGrew-Bell ran into traffic on Refugee Road in the area of Maywood Road just before 9:40 p.m. and was hit by a car driven by Derek Richardson, Jr., 26.
He was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in critical condition and died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
The investigation is continuing, but police have ruled out alcohol as a factor.