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Driver killed in Miami County crash identified; 2 others injured

Farrington Crash Miami County

MIAMI COUNTY — The man killed in a crash in Miami County has been identified.

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Thomas Copp, 75, of Greenville was identified Tuesday afternoon by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office.

An initial investigation revealed that a car was going west on Farrington Road and stopped at the stop sign at Washington Road. The car failed to yield to a pickup truck going north on Washington Road and was hit around 10:25 a.m.

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Copp, the driver of the car, died at the scene. His female passenger was flown to Miami Valley Hospital.

The male driver of the truck was taken to Upper Valley Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Sheriff Dave Duchak.

Investigators say everyone was wearing their seatbelts and neither speed nor impairment appeared to be a factor.

The crash remains under investigation.

According to Emergency Scanner Traffic, medics

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