On a tranquil Friday evening in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar area, tragedy struck when Leondre Johnson, also known as Enzo Daves, a 28-year-old Wilkinsburg resident, was killed in an automobile accident.
The incident began around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Paulson Avenue and Rowan Street, when Johnson’s vehicle went off the road and crashed into a hillside, setting off a chain of events that would end in tragedy.
Witnesses reported an unnerving scene as Johnson’s automobile down the hillside, triggering swift response from local emergency services. Responders from Pittsburgh’s emergency teams arrived quickly, discovering Johnson in critical need of medical assistance. They performed CPR on the scene in a frantic bid to stabilize him before taking him to a neighboring hospital for immediate care.
At the hospital, medical personnel worked feverishly to perform emergency surgery in the hopes of saving Johnson’s life. Despite their efforts, the injuries Johnson sustained in the incident were too serious, and he was pronounced dead shortly after. The news of his death spread anguish throughout the neighborhood and among those who knew him.
As Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar reflects on this loss, there’s a collective hope that from this tragedy, lessons will be learned and implemented, possibly saving lives and ensuring that the roads of Pittsburgh are safer for everyone.
