COLUMBUS, Ohio — A child was struck by a vehicle Thursday night in the Westerville Woods neighborhood, prompting renewed safety concerns from residents who have been warning for weeks about increased traffic in the area.

“It almost felt like a prophecy coming true in a way because we all knew that a big accident was going to happen here," said Victoria Schroer, who moved to the area a year ago. "It was all kind of just building up to the unthinkable moment of a child being struck by one of these reckless drivers."

The incident comes amid the closure of Westerville Road between Valley Park Avenue and Westerville Woods Drive as a roundabout is constructed at the entry of Kilbourne Run Sports Park. Residents say the closure has caused drivers to cut through local streets that are not sup

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