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Fatal accident at
S.R. 118 & Children’s Home Bradford Road
On December 6, 2018 at approximately 6:25 AM Darke County Deputies
along with Greenville Township Fire and Rescue, Darke County Coroners
Office and Darke County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction Team
responded to the intersection of State Route 118 and Children's Home
Bradford Road for a serious two vehicle injury accident with
ejection.
Preliminary investigation revealed a Black 2014 Hyundia Sonota driven
by Klinton Knapke 29, of Fort Recovery was traveling eastbound on
Children's Home Bradford Road and failed to stop at a clearly marked
stop sign at State Route 118, and collided with a White 2002 Chevy
Trailblazer driven by Melanie Morrow 42, of Union City, Indiana who was
traveling northbound on State Route 118. Morrow was ejected from
her vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Morrow was not
wearing a seat belt, and Knapke was wearing a seat belt and uninjured
and later released. This is Darke County's fourth fatal crash for
2018.
This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff's
Office.
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