FRANKLIN, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is investigating after a 5-car crash killed one person in the early morning hours of Aug. 4.
According to troopers, the crash happened just after 6 a.m. on I-75 North in Franklin. The early investigation showed that the five cars were traveling south in the left center lane.
As the cars stopped, there was a ripple effect where the cars ran into one another, sending a Civic off the right side of the roadway, striking a person and a parked car.
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As the Civic rotated on the interstate, it was struck by a Ford E-150 and then struck a concrete barrier. The truck then struck two other cars.
Karen White, 59, the driver of the Civic, was pronounced dead at the scene. White is from Miamisburg.
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Four others involved in the crash were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries.
One person involved in this crash was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
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