PREBLE COUNTY — Deputies are investigating a hit-and-run crash after a semi crashed into multiple commercial vehicles on Sunday morning.
Crews were called to the Ta Travel Center parking lot in Preble County around 6:46 a.m., according to a previous report.
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When crews arrived on the scene, deputies learned that a semi-tractor trailer that had been parked in a congested parking lot was attempting to exit, according to a spokesperson from the Preble County Sheriff’s Office.
While maneuvering out of the parking lot, the driver struck a parked dump truck, causing the dump truck to be pushed into another parked semi.
The dump truck sustained heavy front-end damage, and the fuel tank was ruptured due to the collision, causing diesel to leak onto the ground.
After the crash, the driver of the first semi left the scene without stopping, heading southbound on North U.S. Route 127.
The West Manchester Fire Department and the Preble County EMA responded to the scene to contain the diesel spill.
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