WILMINGTON — The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Wilmington Post is looking into a crash that killed one woman Saturday afternoon in Wilmington.
Preliminary investigations showed that a White 2008 GMC Sierra driven by Derrick Ison Sr., 40, of Hillsboro, was traveling south on U.S. 68 just before 4 p.m.
At the same time, Bonita Christon, 59, of Fayetteville, was traveling northbound on U.S. 68.
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Ison verged left of the center and hit Christon head-on.
Christon was pronounced dead at the scene by Wilmington Fire/EMS, according to OSHP.
Ison was taken to Clinton Memorial Hospital, where he was later transferred to Miami Valley Hospital for life-threatening injuries.
At the time of the crash, both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
The Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the crash.
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