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Three accidents - two
fatal - start new year on Jan. 8
Roll-over fatal on SR 571
and Kniseley Rd
On
January 8, 2018 at approximately 4:39 p.m., Darke County Sheriff
Deputies along with Union City Fire and Rescue and Darke County
Coroners Office responded to the intersection of State Route 571 and
Kniseley Road for a one vehicle roll-over fatal crash. Preliminary
investigation revealed a 2004 Silver GMC Envoy driven by John-Anna K.
Beam 39, of Union City, OH was traveling eastbound in the 2500 block of
State Route 571 and drove off the left side of the roadway down an
embankment when the vehicle then went airborne over Kniseley Road and
rolling several times ejecting the driver. Beam was pronounced
dead at the scene. This marks the second fatal crash in
2018.
This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff's Office and Darke County Coroners Office.
Tractor trailer fatal on North Star Ft. Loramie Rd
On January 8, 2018 at approximately 10:59 a.m. Darke County Deputies
along with Ansonia Rescue, North Star Fire, and Osgood Fire, responded
to an injury accident in the 7000 block of North Star Ft. Loramie Rd.
Preliminary investigation revealed a Red, 2013 Volvo tractor/trailer,
driven by Wilbur Miller, 75, of Goshen, Indiana was traveling West on
North Star Ft Loramie East of Rismiller Road. Miller’s vehicle
traveled off the right side of the roadway and continued traveling West
in the ditch. Miller’s vehicle came back onto the roadway where he over
corrected and traveled back off the right side of the roadway coming to
rest after striking a tree. Miller succumbed to his injuries and was
pronounced dead at the scene. North Star Fire had to extricate Miller
by mechanical means.
This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
Semi-truck rollover on Preble County Butler Twp Road
On January 8, 2018 at 2:24 PM Darke County Deputies along with New
Madison Fire and Tri Village Rescue were dispatched to the 2700 block
of Preble County Butler Township Road reference a semi rollover
accident with entrapment.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Michael D. Willey, 45 of
Winchester, Indiana, was driving a 2006 Kenworth semi truck and trailer
northbound on Preble County Butler Township Road, when he drove off the
right side of the roadway, struck a utility pole, and overturned onto
its passenger side. Willey's stock trailer held 700 feeder pigs,
which were transported from the scene by other vehicles.
Willey, who was cited for failure to maintain reasonable control, was treated and released at the scene.
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