West Price Hill Hit-and-Run Leaves Six Children Without Their Father

A West Price Hill hit-and-run Saturday night killed 46-year-old Percy Reliford as he loaded a utility trailer outside a home on Guerley Road.

Police say the driver of a white van struck him and fled the scene, leaving behind a grieving family and a neighborhood demanding answers.

For many residents across Greater Cincinnati, the recent Price Hill hit-and-run now stands as another example of something deeper. It reflects reckless driving that feels increasingly unchecked. Accountability is fading as well. There is a growing belief that too many people think they can destroy a life and disappear into the night.

A Hardworking Father Taken Too Soon

Around 10:12 p.m. Saturday, Percy Reliford was outside a home in the 4700 block of Guerley Road loading a utility trailer for a side landscaping job. At that moment, a white van struck and killed him. Police say the driver fled the scene.

Family and friends described him as the kind of man who brought energy into every room — always smiling, always joking, always willing to help somebody out. Most importantly, he was a father to six children. Now they have to grow up without him because someone decided escaping responsibility mattered more than stopping to help.

Hit-and-Runs No Longer Feel Rare

What happened on Guerley Road no longer feels isolated to many Cincinnati residents.

Across the city, people complain about reckless speeding, red-light runners, stolen vehicles, street racing, and drivers flying through residential streets as if consequences barely exist. The frustration grows because so much of the behavior happens openly and repeatedly, yet little seems to change until somebody dies.

West Price Hill has lived with those concerns for years. Narrow roads, steep hills, heavy traffic corridors, and constant speeding complaints all shape daily life in the neighborhood. Residents talk about it at intersections, gas stations, front porches, and community meetings. They do this because they see it firsthand.

Percy Reliford’s death turned those long-running frustrations into permanent grief for one more Cincinnati family.

How Hit-and-Run Investigations Actually Work

Cincinnati Police remain in the critical early phase of the West Price Hill hit-and-run investigation. The first 24 to 48 hours often determine whether detectives solve cases like this quickly or spend months chasing dead ends.

Investigators are checking surveillance footage, searching for vehicle debris, reviewing Flock Safety camera data, and trying to identify the white van involved. Local 12 reported Monday that police continue actively searching for the driver.

As of May 18, 2026, detectives have not announced any arrests. Police urge anyone with information about the van or driver to come forward. Even anonymous tips could help deliver justice for Percy Reliford and his six children.

The Human Cost Behind the Headlines

Percy Reliford was not a statistic. He was a father outside on a Saturday night trying to earn extra money for his family.

Thousands of Cincinnati residents work side jobs, landscaping gigs, delivery routes, or weekend labor just to stay ahead of rising costs. Percy was doing what hardworking parents across the city do every day: giving up personal time to provide for their children.

Now six kids will grow up without their father because someone chose to run instead of stop.

Family members described Reliford as the kind of person who made people laugh the moment he walked into a room. The kind of man neighbors remembered. The kind of loss that leaves a hole far beyond one household.

Traffic reports and overnight headlines rarely capture that part.

Accountability Cannot Depend on Luck

For many residents in West Price Hill, this hit-and-run feels bigger than one crash.

People are tired of reckless driving becoming routine. They are tired of watching speeding, red-light running, and dangerous behavior continue until somebody dies. Moreover, they are tired of accountability depending on whether a camera catches a plate or a witness happens to look up at the right moment.

Someone knows that white van.

Someone may already know where it is parked, what damage it carries, or who came home nervous Saturday night. Cases like this often break because ordinary people decide protecting a killer is not worth it.

Residents are not demanding perfection. They want basic order — streets where someone can load a trailer outside their home without risking their life. This is because a driver decides consequences no longer apply.

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West Price Hill Is Tired

People in West Price Hill are tired of watching hardworking residents like Percy Reliford become victims.

This latest hit-and-run deepened a frustration many neighbors already carry about reckless driving, fading accountability, and the growing sense that dangerous behavior keeps escalating while consequences arrive too late — if they arrive at all.

Residents are not demanding perfection. They want basic order. Streets where someone can work outside their home without worrying that a speeding driver might take their life and vanish into the night.

That should not feel like too much to ask.

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How to Help

Contact Police:
Anyone with information about the white van or the driver involved in the West Price Hill hit-and-run should contact the Cincinnati Police Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514. Police accept anonymous tips.

Support the Family:
Family and friends created a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses and support Percy Reliford’s six children after the fatal hit-and-run on Guerley Road.