JACKSON TOWNSHIP — One man was flown by CareFlight to the hospital following an accident in Darke County Wednesday afternoon.
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Deputies responded to the intersection of Young and Zumbrum Roads at 4:38 p.m. on report of a two-vehicle crash, the Darke County Sheriff’s Office said.
A 2008 Ford Ranger was traveling southbound on Young Road when it was struck by 2004 Chevy Malibu going westbound.
The Malibu appeared to failed to stop at a stop sign, according to a preliminary investigation.
Both vehicles traveled off the southwest corner of the intersection and the Ford Ranger rolled onto its top.
Don Frazier, 78, of Greenville, was extracted from his vehicle while the driver of the Malibu fled the scene possibly on foot, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Frazier was transported to Miami Valley Hospital by CareFlight with unknown injuries.
The accident remains under investigation.