BATH TWP., Greene County — UPDATE @ 2:30 p.m.:
A Dayton woman has been identified as the victim killed in a head-on crash on State Route 444 near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Hayley Ratliff, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene after her 2009 Chevrolet Malibu was hit by a 2020 Toyota Corolla, driven by Bruce Maske Jr., 25, of Dayton.
Maske was transported from the scene to Miami Valley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. Troopers said alcohol and drugs were not suspected to be contributing factors of the crash.
The crash is under investigation.
INITIAL REPORT:
A woman was killed and another driver injured after a head-on crash on state Route 444 near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
The crash was reported around 8 a.m. in the 4300 block of Route 444.
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Lt. Robert Hilderbrandt told News Center 7 a vehicle going east on Route 444 when the driver drove across the median and hit another vehicle going west.
The driver of the car going west was killed and the driver going east was taken to a local hospital for injuries Hilderbrandt described as non-life threatening.
While the road conditions were wet from the light snow that had been falling in the area, troopers don’t currently believe weather was a factor in the crash, Hilderbrandt said.
The investigation into what led to the driver crossing the median is still under investigation.
The U.S. Air Force Investigation Unit did respond to the scene on a mutual aid response as part of standard procedure due to the crash’s proximity to the base. The unit is involved in determining if any of those involved had any affiliation to Wright-Patterson.
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