WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a crash in Wayne Township.
Ohio State Highway Patrol said a semi-truck driver hit a farm tractor at U.S. 42 and Cedar Hill Road late Tuesday afternoon. The tractor driver, 63-year-old Estey Pringle from Waynesville, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.
The semi-truck driver was trapped after crashing into a ditch. First responders pulled the driver out and he was flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
According to investigators, the crash may have been caused by distracted driving.
At this time, no charges have been filed.
U.S. 42 was shut down for several hours during the investigation, officials said.
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