Stretch of I-75 in Miami County to be dedicated to OSHP inspector killed in line of duty
ByWHIO Staff
ByWHIO Staff
MIAMI COUNTY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol will officially dedicate a stretch of Interstate 75 in Miami County today to a motor carrier enforcement inspector killed in the line of duty.
Skelton was parked in a crossover on I-75 just north of State Route 41 around 6:45 a.m. Nov. 27, 2019, when a Ford F-250 driven by a Kettering man struck her vehicle. Skelton, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The crash report stated that Christopher Coorough, 44, of Kettering, tested positive for having amphetamine drugs in his system during the time of the crash on I-75 in Troy, but it was not clear if the drugs were prescribed medication or illegal.
Skelton joined the OSHP in October 2005 as a traveling dispatcher assigned to the Piqua District Headquarters.
She was transferred to the Piqua Driver License Examination Station as a driver’s license examiner and was promoted to motor vehicle inspector in 2016.
Skelton got promoted to motor carrier enforcement inspector in 2017.
The dedication will take place this afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Piqua district headquarters at the 400 block of U.S. 36.
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PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
PHOTOS: Funeral procession for fallen state patrol inspector The funeral services for Ohio State Highway Patrol motor carrier inspector Kimra J. Skelton took place Wednesday morning. Skelton, 49, of Arcanum, was killed on duty last week in a crash on Interstate 75 in Troy. (Marshall Gorby/Staff)
