UPDATE @ 10:15 p.m. (Aug. 31): A Springfield woman driving a car struck by a pickup truck Wednesday has died of her injuries.
The Ohio Highway Patrol was notified at 7:30 p.m. Thursday of 47-year-old Christine M. Bayes' death, Sgt. Jason Cadle of the Springfield Post said.
It was not clear whether she had a medical issue that caused her to run a stop sign at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of Old Columbus Road in Pleasant Twp. Her Chevrolet Spark was struck by a Dodge Dakota pickup driven by Steve Smith, 49, of South Vienna, who was headed north on Ohio 54, the patrol said. Smith was checked by medics at the scene but was not taken to a local hospital, Cadle said.
“A preliminary investigation should be done by the end of next week,” Cadle said, and the patrol will await an autopsy report before completing its investigation.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts, and alcohol or drugs were not suspected in the crash, he said.
Bayes had to be extricated from the wreckage and was taken by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital, where she died.
UPDATE @ 9:25 p.m.: The driver of a car that ran a stop sign and was hit by a pickup truck in Pleasant Twp., Clark County, remains in a hospital tonight.
The Ohio Highway Patrol is not releasing that driver's name, gender, age or hometown, Trooper Bailey said, noting the investigation is continuing.
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According to the preliminary investigation, a Chevy Spark headed west on Old Columbus Road ran the stop sign and was struck by a Dodge Dakota pickup headed north on state Route 54.
Neither drugs, alcohol nor speed is suspected in the accident, the trooper said.
He said the state patrol is waiting for word on the condition of the car's driver, who had to be extricated from the wreckage and taken to Miami Valley Hospital by CareFlight.
The driver of the truck was not believed to have been seriously injured.
INITIAL REPORT
At least one person is trapped in a crash this evening in Clark County.
Crews were called about 5:20 p.m. to the 1000 block of Old Columbus Road in Pleasant Twp.
A CareFlight medical helicopter was called to the scene.
According to initial reports, crews were working to free at least one person from the wreckage.
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