1 in custody after single-car crash in Dayton

UPDATE @ 9:20 p.m.: Police aren't sure the person taken into custody from the single-vehicle accident on Cumberland Avenue was one of the people a witness said scrambled from the wreckage before officers and a fire/rescue unit arrived.

Dayton Sgt. Justin Poe said the preliminary investigation shows that a BMW sedan was being driven at high speed east on Cumberland when the driver lost control, hit a curb and flipped the vehicle. It came to rest on its top, partially on the sidewalk.

A neighborhood resident told police at least three people got out of the wreckage and ran, the sergeant said.

Cumberland Avenue, from Harvard Boulevard to Salem Avenue, was closed for a time because of the accident.

FIRST REPORT

Police are on the scene of a vehicle accident in the area of Cumberland Avenue and Harvard Boulevard.

We’re told the car ended up on its top on Cumberland nearer to Salem Avenue and that the accident has left a street sign in tatters.

According to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch, one person has been taken into custody but there are no details as to what led to that detention.

The accident was reported just after 8 p.m.

We have a crew on scene and we’ll update this report as information becomes available.