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1 flown, 2 others injured after pickup truck hits tree in Darke County

FILE PHOTO 1 flown, 2 others injured after pickup truck hits tree in Darke County

HOLLANSBURG — A man and two others were injured after a pickup truck hit a tree in Darke County early Saturday.

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Deputies and medics responded to a crash just before 1:20 a.m. at the 100 block of S. Main Street on reports of a single vehicle crash, according to a Darke County Sheriff’s spokesperson.

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An initial investigation showed that a 2001 red Chevrolet Silverado traveled south on S. Main Street. It went off the left side of the road and hit a tree.

A medical helicopter flew the driver, 21-year-old Dylan Ackley, to Miami Valley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff’s office said.

Medics transported two others to Reid Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputies believe alcohol is a factor in the crash.

The wreck is under investigation.

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