Child, 6, dies following pedestrian crash in Mercer County

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A 6-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a vehicle on Ohio 219 near Hillside Court last week.

Christopher Frey Jr., of Celina, died at Dayton Children’s Hospital around 12 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office.

Frey was walking home from a local store on Dec. 20 with another adult, when he crossed the road in front of a vehicle and was hit, deputies said.

The crash was reported around 5:50 p.m.

The driver of the vehicle that struck the child, Shane LeCompt, 46, has been cooperative in the investigation.

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