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Fairborn teens identified as 2 others killed in Guernsey County crash

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GUERNSEY COUNTY — Two additional victims killed in a crash in Guernsey County have been identified as Fairborn teens.

Savannah Johnson, 15, and Karaline Johnson, 13, were identified as two of the three people killed in the crash on Interstate 70 in Cambridge Township Thursday morning, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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News Center 7 previously reported that their father, Nathan Johnson, 45, also of Fairborn, was also in the car at the time of the crash. He was taken to Ohio Health Hospital of Cambridge where he died.

A preliminary investigation showed that Raymond Clifford, of Orange City, Florida, was driving a 2018 Freightliner commercial vehicle west on I-70 when it went off the left side of the roadway, crossed the median, and then struck a guardrail and the Nissan Versa carrying the three members of the Johnson family that was headed east on I-70.

Clifford was also taken to the hospital where he was treated and released.

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An obituary for the three family members stated that Nathan served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Reserves before working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

A viewing for Nathan, Savannah, and Karaline is set for Wednesday, July 5 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Victory Church in Fairborn. Funeral services are scheduled for the next morning.

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