Overview

• Lazar, 83, died on Oct. 3 after being struck on Sept. 11 while working the crosswalk at Hilliard Boulevard and Dover Center Road in Westlake, Ohio.
• The City of Westlake law director is reviewing the crash for possible criminal or traffic charges against the driver.
• Police say no one else was injured in the collision and they learned of Lazar’s death on Friday.
• The driver, described by police as an approximately 80-year-old woman, has cooperated with the investigation and did not appear to be under the influence.
• Westlake Police and school officials praised Lazar’s service since 2019, residents placed flowers at his post, and a private funeral is likely according to police.