PIQUA — One person has died after a two-car crash in Springcreek Twp., near Piqua.
The crash happened just before 7 p.m. on Friday.
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed in a release that Charles Hicks, 51, from Troy, was killed in the crash.
Hicks was driving south Fairview Road when he failed to stop for a stop sign near U.S. 36. He was struck by a Chevrolet pickup truck that was heading west on U.S. 36.
The driver of the truck, Kevin Gump, 52, of Fletcher, was taken to Piqua Kettering Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Piqua Fire Department and deputies from the Miami County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.
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According to the press release, troopers from the Patrol’s Crash Reconstruction Unit are assisting with the ongoing investigation.
We will update this story once we learn more.
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