School to resume Tuesday after 13-year-old was struck, killed while riding his bike in Butler County

BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Police say the driver of the vehicle hit and killed Dylan Tarbi, 13 On Friday, he said he couldn’t see Tarbi on her bike because of the sun’s glare.

People who live near Cole Road in Buffalo Township say sun glare has long been a problem on the street.

“Under certain conditions, it can be absolutely blinding to keep going,” said Eric Westendorf, Dylan’s baseball coach. “It’s definitely a road that if you’re driving in the evening, you definitely need to wear sunglasses or have your visor down.”

He said that’s why he didn’t doubt the driver’s account, particularly because the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police.

Drivers on the road encounter several hills.

Scott Wolfe, who lives nearby and has driven the road for more than 50 years, said he has also noticed a problem with sun glare.

“As you start going up the hill on the other side, when the sun goes down there, it gets pretty blinding,” Wolfe said.

A nearby sign tells drivers how fast they are going relative to the speed limit. Wolfe said he’s not sure anything can be done to make the road safer.

Westendorf has been training Dylan since he was around 9 years old.

“It’s just an absolute joy to be a coach. If I asked him to run through a brick wall and he thought it would help his team, he was one of those kids, he would do whatever was asked of him was asking,” Westendorf said.

Westendorf told KDKA-TV that Tarbi played a game the day before the accident, scoring a point in a rally that gave his team the victory. He credits Tarbi’s speed and resilience.

Tarbi’s father establishes a scholarship fund for area high school athletes in Dylan’s honor.