DARKE COUNTY — A teen driver was hospitalized after a rollover crash in Darke County on Monday morning.
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Around 6:05 a.m., Darke County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 6100 block of U.S. Route 36 for a one-vehicle rollover crash with injuries.
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The preliminary investigation revealed that a Jeep Compass driven by a 17-year-old male driver of Greenville was traveling westbound on U.S. 36.
The driver fell asleep and drove off the left side of the roadway, striking small trees and the embankment, which caused the vehicle to overturn.
The teen driver was transported to Wayne Healthcare for possible injuries.
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