DARKE COUNTY — A woman was flown to the hospital after a crash involving a garbage truck in Darke County Thursday afternoon.
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Deputies and medics went to the intersection of Reed Road and North Star Ft. Loramie Road at 12:27 p.m. on initial reports of a two-vehicle crash, according to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
A 2021 Rumpke garbage truck was traveling west on North Star Ft. Loramie Road when a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica failed to yield after a stop sign.
The Pacifica stopped at the posted stop sign, continued north, and caused the garbage truck to hit it, a preliminary investigation revealed.
Medics treated and released the 19-year-old male garbage truck driver.
CareFlight transported the 63-year-old female Pacifica driver to Miami Valley Hospital with unknown injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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