A driver was hospitalized after crashing into a downed tree and a police cruiser on a Montgomery County roadway over the weekend.
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Just after 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers responded to reports of a crash in the 9000 block of Number 9 Road in Clay Township.
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The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Dodge Caravan, driven by 67-year-old Donald Goldberg of Greenville, was traveling south on Number Nine Road.
A marked Clay Township Police Department cruiser occupied by a Clay Township Police Department officer was sitting stationary in the roadway.
The officer had responded to reports of a fallen tree blocking the roadway and was conducting traffic control at the time of the crash.
News Center 7 previously reported that the officer had their overhead lights activated.
Goldberg struck the downed tree in the roadway, then struck the police cruiser head-on.
Goldberg was taken to a local hospital for minor injuries. The officer was treated on scene for minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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