CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati officials held a special meeting on the death of a 16-year-old boy trapped by a minivan’s rear bench with a moment of silence and condolences to his family.
Mayor John Cranley said Tuesday that Kyle Plush’s death is “heartbreaking for all of us.” He apologized to family members including Kyle’s father, who found his body one week earlier.
Cranley spoke at a city council committee’s session called to find out what happened after Plush was trapped by the vehicle’s rear bench in a school parking lot.
Plush used his phone’s voice feature to call 911 twice from the 2004 Honda Odyssey, but police couldn’t find him. The coroner says he died from asphyxiation due to “chest compression.”
City officials are examining possible staffing and equipment issues at the emergency center.