DARKE COUNTY — One person was flown to the hospital, and two others were also injured after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Darke County early Saturday morning.
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Around 1:18 a.m. on Saturday, crews were dispatched to the 100 block of South Main Street in Hollansburg on reports of a single-vehicle crash.
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The preliminary investigation revealed that a Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 21-year-old Dylan Ackley of New Madison, was traveling south on S. Main St.
Ackley then drove off the road and struck a tree, according to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
Ackley was flown by Medflight to Miami Valley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The two passengers in Ackley’s vehicle, 19-year-old Bailey Bensman of Hollansburg, and 20-year-old Amberlyn Kelser of West Alexandria, were both taken to Reid Hospital.
Their injuries were non-life-threatening, according to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
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