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Cyclist Dion Watts killed in Kenny Road crash; driver suspected of alcohol impairment
Read the full articleDion Watts, 25, was fatally struck from behind by a Porsche Cayenne while riding on Kenny Road Thursday evening. Columbus police obtained a blood draw warrant for driver Daniel Lhota and suspect alcohol impairment, though no charges were filed through Friday evening.
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Dion Watts, 25, died Thursday evening, Nov. 5, after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle southbound on Kenny Road just north of Preston Avenue near Ohio State University, according to police records.
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Just before 6:40 p.m. Nov. 5, Dion Watts, 25, of the Columbus' Northeast Side, was riding a bicycle in the dark southbound on Kenny Road just north of Preston Avenue near Ohio State University. At the same time, a 2021 Porsche Cayenne driven by Daniel Lhota, 59, of Upper Arlington, was also traveling southbound on Kenny Road when he struck Watts, police said.A witness reported seeing Lhota strike Watts from behind and carry Watts on the hood of his Porsche for a few feet before coming to a stop, according to a crash report. Medics with the Columbus Division of Fire transported Watts to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 7:37 p.m., police said.
Watts, of Columbus' Northeast Side, was riding in the dark just before 6:40 p.m. when a southbound 2021 Porsche Cayenne driven by Daniel Lhota, 59, of Upper Arlington, struck him, police said.
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Just before 6:40 p.m. Nov. 5, Dion Watts, 25, of the Columbus' Northeast Side, was riding a bicycle in the dark southbound on Kenny Road just north of Preston Avenue near Ohio State University. At the same time, a 2021 Porsche Cayenne driven by Daniel Lhota, 59, of Upper Arlington, was also traveling southbound on Kenny Road when he struck Watts, police said.
A witness reported seeing Lhota strike Watts from behind and carry him on the hood of the Porsche for a few feet before coming to a stop, according to the crash report.
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A witness reported seeing Lhota strike Watts from behind and carry Watts on the hood of his Porsche for a few feet before coming to a stop, according to a crash report.
Another witness who spoke with detectives said she saw Lhota traveling southbound on Kenny Road "at a high rate of speed," but could not estimate how fast he was going.
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Another witness who spoke with detectives said she saw Lhota traveling southbound on Kenny Road "at a high rate of speed," but couldn't estimate how fast he was going.
She reported hearing a loud thud sound and seeing Lhota brake, but did not initially see Watts, according to the police report.
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She then heard a loud thud sound and saw Lhota brake, but did not initially see Watts, according to the report.
Medics with the Columbus Division of Fire transported Watts to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 7:37 p.m., police said.
Columbus police accident investigators suspect Lhota was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, according to the crash report.
A warrant was obtained for a blood draw, and the report stated that Lhota was "physically impaired."
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A warrant was obtained for a blood draw, and the report states that Lhota was "physically impaired." Officers drove him home.
Officers drove Lhota home following the crash, and through the evening of Nov. 6, no criminal charges had been filed against him in Franklin County Municipal Court.
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Officers drove him home.As of the evening of Nov. 6, there were no criminal charges filed against Lhota in Franklin County Municipal Court.
Lhota serves as chief operating officer at Vision Companies, a Columbus-based real estate development firm, according to company records and his professional profile.
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Lhota is an executive at Vision Companies, a real estate development firm in Columbus, according to his LinkedIn profile. The company website states he is Vision's chief operating officer, responsible for strategic planning, financial analysis and deal structuring, as well as daily operations.
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Columbus police said Watts was thrown from his bicycle during the impact.
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Columbus police said Watts was thrown from his bike and rushed to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
The Columbus police Accident Investigation Unit said its investigation is ongoing.
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The CPD Accident Investigation Unit said the investigation is ongoing.