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UPDATE: Driver seriously injured after suspected OVI crash in Clark County

Old Columbus Road crash investigation Photo from: Malik Patterson/Staff

CLARK COUNTY — UPDATE @ 8:00 P.M.

A driver suffered serious injuries after a suspected OVI crash in Clark County on Sunday night.

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State troopers from the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and medics responded around 6:25 p.m. to the 5300 block of Old Columbus Road on a reported crash, according to an OSHP dispatcher.

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Photos show that state troopers blocked off Old Columbus Road. The road has since reopened.

A state trooper told our news crew that it is being investigated as an OVI crash.

A female driver hit a tree, a fence, and missed a house and a person, according to the trooper.

CareFlight transported the driver to an area hospital with serious injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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