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Double fatal
crash at Gettysburg-Pitsburg & Neff Roads
On December 21, 2015 at approximately 7:47 PM the Darke County
Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a serious crash at
Gettysburg-Pitsburg Road and Neff Road in Franklin Township. The
location of the crash was 3.5 miles south of the village of Gettysburg,
Ohio. Darke County Deputies, Gettysburg Fire and Rescue and
Arcanum Rescue units responded.
The preliminary investigation revealed a 2016 Volvo tractor trailer
driven by James Dunkel age 64 of LaGrange, Indiana was turning south
onto Gettysburg-Pitsburg Road from Neff Road when a northbound 1997
Honda sedan driven by Hudson Nestor age 17 of Bradford drove under the
trailer and continued north off of the right side of the road and
striking a tree. Hudson Nestor and his 13 year old sister,
Katlynn Nestor, a passenger in the Honda sedan, were both pronounced
dead at the scene. There were no other occupants in the Honda
sedan. The Nestor children were students at nearby
Franklin-Monroe School. James Dunkel was not injured in the crash
and was the single occupant of the tractor trailer.
Darke County Coroner, Dr. Timothy Kathman and his Chief Investigator
responded to the scene. The Darke County Sheriff’s Office Traffic
Crash Reconstruction team also responded the scene. The cause of
the fatal crash remains under investigation by both agencies.
At the conclusion of the investigation the case will be forwarded to
the Darke County Prosecutor’s Office for review. No charges or
citations have been issued at this time.
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