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UPDATE: CareFlight transports 2 men to hospital after SUV crashes into home

CareFlight requested after vehicle crashes into Shelby County home FILE PHOTO

SHELBY COUNTY — UPDATE @5:50 a.m.

Two men suffered serious injuries after an SUV drove through a yard and hit a house in Shelby County early Friday.

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State troopers from the Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and medics responded around 12:10 a.m. to the 14000 block of East Miami Shelby Road on reports of a vehicle into a house, according to an OSHP spokesperson.

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Upon arrival, troopers discovered that a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling southbound on County Road 25A and failed to negotiate a curve near East Miami Shelby Road.

The Tahoe went off the side of the road, drove through a yard, and hit a house, the spokesperson said.

The 41-year-old driver, Joshua Danner, and his 45-year-old passenger, John Karnehm, sustained serious injuries. CareFlight transported both men to Miami Valley Hospital.

The occupants of the home were not hurt.

The home sustained significant damage and temporarily forced out the residents, the spokesperson stated.

State troopers suspect alcohol impairment, speed, and seat belt usage as factors in the crash.

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