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Driver lighting cigarette crashes into construction equipment

UPDATE @12:10 p.m.

A 18-year-old female driver told authorities she was looking down to light a cigarette when she lost control of her vehicle.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the driver crashed into the off ramp and through a ditch, went airborne and landed on the equipment.

She was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

FIRST REPORT

A car crashed off southbound I-75 and came to a rest on top of a front end loader and a small crane.

The crash happened shortly before 11 a.m. Initial reports indicate the car crashed off southbound lanes of the highway. The extent of injuries is unknown.

This story will be updated as additional information becomes available.

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