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WCSM Headline News
Jul 6, 2024
Darke County Sheriff's Office investigating 2 injury accidents Saturday Morning
The following are press releases from the Darke County Sheriff's Office:
On July 6, 2024 at approximately 7:33 a.m. Darke County Deputies along with North Star Fire and Ansonia Rescue responded to the intersection of State Route 185 and Greenville-St. Mary's Road for a one vehicle injury crash.
Preliminary investigation revealed a white Honda Accord driven by Austin Hamilton 18, of Coldwater was traveling eastbound on State Route 185 and failed to negotiate the curve at the intersection of Greenville-St. Mary's Road. The vehicle then traveled off the left side of the roadway through a yard colliding with large landscaping rocks, causing the vehicle to go airborne and then colliding with an enclosed trailer that was parked in the driveway. The vehicle then came to rest on it's side against the house. The trailer after being struck, hit the house and garage door causing structural damage and damaged the vehicle inside the garage.
The driver was transported to Wayne HealthCare for minor injuries. Speed and alcohol are suspected factors in this crash.
On July 6, 2024 at approximately 8:33 a.m. Darke County Deputies along with North Star Fire and Ansonia Rescue responded to the 5400 block of North Star Ft. Loramie Road for a one-vehicle injury crash.
Investigation revealed a maroon GMC Sierra pick-up truck driven by Xavier Grillot 21, of Versailles was traveling eastbound on North Star Ft. Loramie Road when he drove off the right side of the roadway and then overcorrected causing the truck to travel back off the right side of the roadway colliding with a utility pole and a concrete culvert causing the truck to overturn onto it's top. The driver was transported to Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater for minor injuries.
