UNION COUNTY — One person was flown to the hospital, and five others were injured after a driver failed to yield at a stop sign and caused a crash on Saturday.
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Around 1:19 p.m., troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) responded to a two-vehicle crash on US Route 37 at the intersection of White Stone Road in Union County.
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The preliminary investigation revealed that a Honda Civic, driven by 42-year-old Chandra Murugesan, of Marysville, was traveling southbound on White Stone Road.
A Dodge Journey, driven by Corey Shreve of Marion, was traveling eastbound on US Route 36.
Murugesan failed to yield at a stop sign and was struck while in the intersection.
After the impact, the Dodge Journey ran off the south side of the roadway, striking a utility pole.
The Honda Civic continued off the south side of the roadway before striking a ditch.
Murugesan’s spouse and three children were in the vehicle with him. All occupants involved were wearing a seatbelt, and one child was securely fastened in a booster seat.
Shreve was flown by Med Flight to the Ohio State University Medical Center with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Murugesan and his family were taken to Memorial Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
The utility pole had to be replaced by AES Ohio. No drugs or alcohol are suspected as a factor in the crash.
The crash currently remains under investigation.
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