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Woman dead after SUV crashes, flips multiple times in Mercer County

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MERCER COUNTY — A woman is dead after her SUV crashed and flipped multiple times in Mercer County.

Around 6:31 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, a Mercer County Deputy drove up on a single-vehicle crash in the area of State Route 49 and Koch Rd in Liberty Township.

The investigation revealed that an SUV driven by 33-year-old Jamie Teufel of Hamilton was driving southbound on SR 49 near Kock Rd.

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Teufel traveled left of center and off the side of the roadway for an unknown reason, then traveled through a ditch for several feet before striking a culvert.

The SUV went airborne and continued southbound before striking a driveway entrance.

The SUV flipped multiple times before coming to rest on the passenger side of the vehicle.

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Teufel was flown to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Lutheran Air.

She succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

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