Police said it’s under investigation how long the girl had been screaming after her fall before passersby and neighbors heard her screaming and the mother answered the door. The girl’s mother and stepfather were home at the time of the incident, police said.
The investigation is ongoing, but police noted that it’s still a parent’s responsibility to take steps to secure a window once a child learns how to unlock or open it.
UPDATE @ 5:35 p.m.
A 5-year-old girl fell from her second-story bedroom window this afternoon and onto the driveway below.
Huber Heights police said the girl’s mother and stepfather were home. The parents said the window was kept locked and couldn’t explain how the fall happened. The window screen also came out and was on the driveway in the house in the 8400 block of Trowbridge Way in Huber Heights.
The severity of the girl’s injuries is unknown, but she was conscious when she was taken to Dayton Children’s Hospital, police said.
The incident remains under investigation.
FIRST REPORT
Police in Huber Heights are investigating a child reportedly fell from a two-story window.
Emergency crews responded around 4:30 p.m. to the home in the 8400 block of Trowbridge Way.
We’re on scene working to find out what happened.
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