GREENE COUNTY — A utility worker was seriously injured after a crash in Greene County on Monday morning.
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Just after 7 a.m., crews responded to reports of a crash on Upper Bellbrook Road near Willwood Lane in Sugarcreek Township, according to a Greene County Dispatcher.
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The preliminary investigation indicates a Ford F-450, operated by 25-year-old Timothy Knepple of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was stopped in the roadway for utility maintenance.
The Ford was struck from the rear by a Chevrolet 3500HD, operated by 52-year-old Josh Griggs of Xenia, who was traveling northeast on Upper Bellbrook Road.
Knepple was thrown from the bucket of his vehicle, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
He was transported to Kettering Health Main Campus with serious, life-threatening injuries.
Griggs did not sustain any injuries as a result of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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