Coroner IDs children, adult killed in crash on New Year’s Day in Jefferson Twp.

JEFFERSON TWP. — Three people, including two children, are dead and two others remain hospitalized after a crash in Jefferson Twp. on New Year’s Day.

Ta’Wayne Palmer, 49; Ta’Wayne Palmer, 13; and Octavious Palmer, 9, all of Dayton, were killed in the crash on New Year’s Day, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

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Officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle head-on crash in the 5900 block of Germantown Pike (State Route 4) at approximately 7:02 p.m., according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

An initial investigation showed that a 2014 Chevy Traverse was traveling south on Germantown Pike when it crossed over the center line and hit a 2000 Chevy Suburban head-on.

There were eight people on board the Chevy suburban, including seven children between the ages of seven and 14.

Both Ta’Wayne Palmers were pronounced dead on the scene, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Major Jeremy Roy told News Center 7. Octavious Palmer was pronounced dead at Dayton Children’s Hospital.

Two other children are in serious to critical condition and three others were treated and released from Children’s. There were all part of one extended family, according to Roy.

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“The driver of the Chevy Traverse suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries,” Roy said.

Investigators said they have probable cause that alcohol was a contributing factor of the crash. Roy told us that the suspect has a history of OVI’s.

News Center 7 reported Monday that the suspected at fault driver was in the hospital under the supervision of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. A search warrant has been executed for urinal and blood samples and the sheriff’s office is awaiting those results, according to Roy.

The crash remains under investigation.

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