On September 2nd, 2011,

Mary Long gathered up her three younger children (Charity, Joshua, and Bently) to walk to the bus stop to pick up Jacob, their eldest brother, from the bus stop. Jacob had just started his first year of school.

When Mary got to the bus stop, she left the three younger children on the sidewalk and went to talk to the bus driver about Jacob. He had been dropped off at the wrong bus stop the day before and Mary wanted to make sure that the driver knew where to drop her son off at. She was concerned that something would happen to her if he was dropped off at the wrong stop.

While she was talking to the bus driver, a woman who had picked up her own daughter, went around the bus and ran over 1-year-old Bently.

Bently was taken to McCullough-Hyde Hospital in Oxford with life threatening injuries and was pronunced dead a short time later.

So far, the woman who was driving the SUV has not been charged in the death of Bently. The authorities say that they have conflicting reports as to what happened and cannot charge her with anything, if at all, until they have more details. Most news sources, say the the baby ran out into the street in front of the SUV, the driver's mother says that someone pushed him in front of the SUV, while one witness says that the SUV went up on the curb and hit him.

Regardless of how it happened, the driver of the SUV should not have been behind the wheel of a vehicle. Her license were suspended. She also should not have gone around a stopped school bus where children were present. Even if the lights on the bus were not on, some witnesses say that they were still on, she should have used a little more caution and been a little more patient.

09/02/2011

1-year-old dies after being hit by SUV

09/05/2011

Police: 1-Year-Old Dies After Being Struck By SUV

Community Remembers Boy Killed In Butler Co. Collision

09/06/2011

Woman Jailed After Running Over Child

Oxford Toddler Death Driver In Court

Additional Charges Pending After Toddler Hit by SUV

09/07/2011

Family Speaks Out After 1-Year-Old Boy Struck and Killed by SUV

Toddler Laid to Rest After Being Struck by an SUV

Thank you to everyone who attended Bently's funeral. We appreciate you taking the time to be there for our family. Click on Photos to view the photos from the dinner after the funeral.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Webb Noonan Kidd Funeral Home
240 Ross Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio 45013
1-513-894-9919

Directions To Funeral Home

Wednesday, September 07, 2011
3:00pm
Rose Hill Burial Park
2421 Princeton Road, Hamilton, Ohio 45011
1-513-895-3278

Directions To Cemetery

Age 1 of Oxford passed away on September 2, 2011 at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital. Born on April 7, 2010 the son of Nicholas Blake and Mary Long. Bently is also survived by three brothers, Jacob Kerr, Joshua Blake and Jayden Blake; sister Charity Blake; grandparents, Belinda Sherley, Lamont Sherley, Carman and Leland Sharp and Nancy and James Blake; great grandparents, Lois Northcutt, Steve McKee and Judy and Charles Renfro; great great grandmother Hazel McKee; many other family and friends. Visitation will be held from 1-2:30 PM on Wednesday September 7, 2011 at Webb Noonan Kidd Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow at Rose Hill Burial Park with Rev. Roger L. Shaw officiating.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the benefit. We appreciate you taking the time to be there for our family. Click on Photos to view the photos from the benefit.

Date: October 8th, 2011
Time: 3 pm - 11 pm
Hosted By: Mason Pub
Address: 753 Reading Rd # B, Mason, OH 45040-1303

Chili Buffet, Raffles, Split The Pot, Corn Hole, DJ, and more.