MIAMI COUNTY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) has identified a 56-year-old man killed after a semi hit an interstate barrier Tuesday morning.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, state troopers and medics responded at 12:52 a.m. to a crash on Interstate 75 northbound near State Route 571 in Tipp City.
An OSHP preliminary investigation revealed that 56-year-old Ralph Deaton was traveling on I-75 when his 2019 International 600 series traveled off the side of the road and hit an unoccupied vehicle.
It continued off the right side of the road when it hit a concrete wall and then a storage shed.
“Deaton succumbed to his injuries on scene and was pronounced deceased by the Miami County Coroner’s Officer,” an OSHP spokesperson said.
Tipp City Fire Chief Cameron Haller also told News Center 7 that the semi ended up in the backyard of a home at the 300 block of Garber Street.
He added that the semi came to rest in an open waterway and that Miami County Hazmat responded due to an unknown amount of diesel fuel that spilled into the drainage area.
The driver extricated from the cab and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Miami County Coroner was also called to the scene, according to Chief Haller.
He also told News Center 7 that the home was not damaged, and no one else was hurt.
The ramp from SR-571 to I-75 NB was closed for several hours as crews investigated.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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