BUTLER WKND CRASH
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, ONE PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING A HIGH-SPEED THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP IN BUTLER COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND.
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THE BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A RECKLESS DRIVER ON STATE ROUTE 129. THE UNAMED INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING A MAZDA 6 AND SIDESWIPED A SILVER SUV WHILE TRAVELING NORTH. THE DRIVER THEN MADE A U-TURN, RAN A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK A FORD F-150 HEAD ON. THE MAZDA THEN CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE STATE ROUTE 129 OVERPASS BRIDGE. THE DRIVER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD UPON ARRIVAL AT UC WEST CHESTER HOSPITAL AND REMAINS UN-NAMED UNTIL FAMILY IS NOTIFIED. THE OTHER DRIVERS SUSTAINED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.