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Two separate accidents on U.S. 35 westbound this morning sent several people to the hospital and caused a traffic headache for drivers.
The victims were transported to Miami Valley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. One person had to be pulled from a vehicle after being trapped inside.
A total of four vehicles were involved in the two wrecks. The first accident happened around 7 a.m., while it was still dark. Two cars collided while changing lanes in the first collision, said Sgt. Mark Ponichtera.
“Shortly thereafter, within moments two more cars came along and collided with one of the other cars that was involved in the first accident,” Ponichtera added.
The highway was closed for about an hour-and-a-half while crews worked to clean up the scene. Normal traffic flow resumed around 8:30 a.m.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:05:18 -0500
A 62-year-old man is under arrest on OVI charges after an overnight accident.
Police say that John Adams rear-ended a car driver by 49-year-old Laurie Briggs on South Main Street and West Chillicothe Avenue.
Briggs was taken to Mary Rutan Hospital.
Adams was also cited for failure to maintain a clear distance. He has a Thursday appearance in municipal court.
Officers say both vehicles sustained heavy damage.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:08:57 -0500
An underage drinker is in trouble after an early Sunday morning accident on Troy-Urbana Road near State Route 589.
Police say the driver failed to make a curve in a pick-up truck and ended up in a ditch.
The driver suffered minor injuries, and was taken to the hospital.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:54:36 -0500
Police say a medical problem led to a crash early Sunday morning at Culver and Patterson Road. An SUV hit a fire hydrant, and water began gushing into the street.
Water department crews were called out to fix the hydrant.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:38:34 -0500
Indiana State Police arrested 22-year-old Brent A. King of Richmond Saturday.
A state trooper saw a Chevy S10 pick-up driving left of center on Indiana 1 at Milton. After his truck was stopped, King was arrested on charges of Operating While Intoxicated.
Police say he also had some marijuana, and has a previous conviction for possession.
King was taken to the Wayne County Jail.
Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:01:41 -0500
The roads were slippery, causing numerous crashes on Saturday, one closed down County Road 25-a betwen Tipp City and Troy.
The below-zero temperatures did keep nearly 300 runners and walkers from jogging and walking in the annual Sweatheart Shuffle in Troy to benefit the Troy downtown Rec.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:37:24 -0500
Police officers will increase their presence both in and outside of Bellbrook High School next week after a threatening message was discovered etched on the mortar between bricks in a boys bathroom Friday.
School administrators were notified a “violent threat” was written on the bathroom wall near the end of the school day, according to Sgt. Mark White of the Sugarcreek Twp. Police Department. The message, written in pencil, gave a time of 1 p.m. Monday that the threat would be carried out.
Administrators promptly notified the police department. The investigation is ongoing.
An email was sent to students, staff and parents on behalf of the district to confirm the threat and notify all parties that police would be increasing patrols throughout the schools next week.
Bellbrook High School had already been assigned a school resource officer, who has been in the building for “the last several years,” White said.
Friday’s message reportedly did not single out any one student but was directed toward the student body.
White said at this point authorities have “no idea” who might have authored the threat. Police plan to review surveillance footage and talk to students in the coming days.
“I can tell you this police department is going to do anything within its power to find this person responsible and prosecute these people or person to the furthest extent of the law,” White said.
An inducing panic charge likely awaits, White said. Since the incident took place on school grounds, he said that may escalate the severity of the offense.
He also said other charges, depending on the results of the investigation, are possible.
When asked if parents should consider keeping their students at home on Monday, White said that’s a private matter.
“I would let that rest with the parents themselves,” he said. “I think that’s a decision that has to be made within the family.”
White, however, has a child who attends Bellbrook High School. His student is planning to attend class on Monday.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:16:42 -0500
Most of the Miami Valley had to endure negative wind chills Saturday morning as an extreme spell of wintry weather swept through the area.
Snowfall was limited to just an inch or two in most spots, but temperatures below ten degrees and subzero wind chills lingered throughout the morning. Accumulation is possible throughout the rest of the day, but falling temperatures are the biggest problem.
"Accumulations will be very little if any," Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Erica Collura said. "Wind chills will fall through the single-digits and back below zero tonight."
Temperatures should climb back to the high 20s during Sunday, Collura said.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:50:06 -0500
Two men wearing ski masks robbed a Village Pantry in Eaton early Saturday morning.
Police say the men came into the store at South Barron and Wadsworth, and demanded cash. The suspects showed a black handgun. They got away with money and eight cartons of cigarettes.
Officers believe the suspects had a car waiting for them. They left on foot, but a K-9 lost the scent a short distance from the robbery.
Two employees were on duty at the time. No one was hurt.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:54:06 -0500
Police are looking for a Xenia woman who may have been driving a vehicle which went through a guardrail on Feedwire Road Saturday morning. It happened near Bellbrook Middle School.
Police say the driver lost control on the snow-covered road before the crash. But police could not find her when they arrived.
The vehicle was heavily damaged.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:36:05 -0500
Weather is blamed for two accidents early Saturday.
An SUV was southbound on State Route 121 near U.S. 36 when it went off the right side of the road and flipped. While deputies arrived, no one was there. They are looking for that driver.
Also overnight, a vehicle went out of control in the 4800 block of State Route 49 near Greenville. Deputies say it left the road and went through a fence. No one was hurt.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:54:07 -0500
Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Erica Collura says we'll see snow flurries through the day, especially in the northern areas. It will be windy, with wind chills near zero.
Wind chills will remain in the single digits Saturday with highs expected around 22.
For Saturday evening, flurries will linger, especially in the northern areas. No significant accumulation is expected.
Sunday will see dry conditions. Look for a high near 28.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:33:45 -0500
Sheriff Andrew J. Smith has declared a Level One Snow Emergency for Logan County. The snow emergency is in effect as of Friday at 11:20 p.m.
A Level One Emergency means that roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads are also icy. Caution should be used when driving.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:07:47 -0500
State troopers say weather caused a slide-off accident at I-70 westbound and State Route 72 in Clark County early Saturday morning. An SUV hauling a camper went off the road after winds began to whip the camper around. The vehicle ended up into a guardrail.
No one was hurt.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:07:04 -0500
Our team coverage of the snowy weather continued Friday night at 11 on the "night beat." Kate Bartley reported from Miami County.
(Good job and thanks Kate for the help! Steve Baker)
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:59:52 -0500
Kate Bartley is part of NewsCenter 7's team coverage of the weather. She is in Sidney-Shelby County as the snow begins Friday evening at 6 o'clock.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:56:33 -0500
Three major fires in Greenville in four years, it's about time to re-establish a "fire starter" program aimed at children that have a possible problem with playing with fire, said Greenville Police Detective Eric Roberts.
His comments came during the discussion of the latest fire, October 30, 2011 at Miami Valley Vending Service on Martin Street in Greenville.
A 9-year-old boy was charged with aggravated arson, but recently a juvenile judge in Darke County found the lad not competent to stand trial.
Other fires date back to September 2007 on Montgomery Street in a multiple death residential fire. A 9-year-old also charged with setting that blaze.
Then on July 16, 2010 two teens were charged with starting a fire in downtown Greenville. They were bored on a Friday night. Prior to setting what ended up as a huge fire, the pair had started a number of dumpster fires in the downtown area.
Both 18-year-olds are in prison.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:39:57 -0500
One person was taken to the hospital early Saturday morning after hitting a tree at West Water Street and Vine. No word on the severity of the injuries.
Also in Darke County, no injuries were reported when a vehicle hit a house on Greenville-St. Mary's Brock Road. Damage to the house was minimal.
Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:50:54 -0500
More than 150 residents in the areas of Englewood, Trotwood and Miamisburg were without power Friday night, according to Dayton Power & Light Director of Operations Judy Blair.
The outage is affecting Salem Bend Drive and Ohio 49 area in the Trotwood/Englewood area, and east side of Byers Road in Miamisburg, said Blair.
DP&L says the problem involved underground cables. Power was restored to Trotwood around 12:18 a.m. Saturday.
Power was back on in Miamisburg by 1:23 a.m. Saturday.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:58:55 -0500
A three-vehicle accident Friday evening on Ohio 49 left two people injured, the Darke County Sheriff’s Office said.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Graeme Mitchell, 50, of Arcanum, was waiting to make a left turn from northbound 49 to westbound Grubbs Rex Road when he was struck from behind by another vehicle at about 5:35 p.m.
The impact pushed his 2006 Ford Mustang into the path of a southbound vehicle.
There were two people in the southbound vehicle, Garry and Diane Crowe of Greenville. Brandon Vanata, 19 of Greenville, was driving the Ford Focus that struck Mitchell's vehicle.
Two people were taken to Wayne Healthcare in Greenville suffering from minor injuries, but deputies did not indicate which individuals were injured.
Deputies did not consider snow to be a factor in the crash, which is still under investigation.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:41:04 -0500
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