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Alcohol suspected as factor in crash that sent man, woman to hospital

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LOGAN COUNTY — Two people were injured in a rollover crash in Logan County on Thursday afternoon.

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The crash was reported around 4:20 p.m. on County Road, south of County Road 5, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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An investigation revealed that a 2009 Dodge pickup truck, driven by a 68-year-old Bellefontaine man, was going north on County Road 1 when it went off the east side of the road.

The driver then overcorrected, causing the truck to drive off the west side of the road and hit a ditch.

Troopers said the truck rolled multiple times before stopping on its side in a bean field.

The driver was taken to Mary Rutan Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The passenger, a 54-year-old Bellefontaine woman, was flown to The Ohio State University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Troopers said alcohol was suspected to be a factor in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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