DARKE COUNTY — A driver was hospitalized after their vehicle crashed into a creek in Darke County on Thursday evening.
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Around 5:29 p.m., crews were dispatched to the 4000 block of Arcanum Bears Mill Road on reports of a single vehicle crash.
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The preliminary investigation indicated that a blue Volkswagen was traveling south on Arcanum Bears Mill Road.
The driver of the Volkswagen, 73-year-old Edwin Knaff of Alexandria, lost control of the vehicle and drove off the roadway, striking a ditch before coming to rest in a creek.
Knaff was able to get out of the vehicle with the help of first responders.
He was transported to Wayne Healthcare with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
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