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Darke County Sheriff's Office...
Fatal accident
on U.S. Route 127
First fatality of
2015 on Darke County roads
On Tuesday January 13, 2015 at approximately 10:21 AM, Darke County
Deputies, North Star Fire, Ansonia Rescue, Darke County Coroner's
Office, Darke County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction Team, and
Ohio State Highway Patrol Commercial Motor Carrier Inspector responded
to the 14,300 block of US RT 127 on a report of a fatal head-on crash
involving a semi and motor vehicle.
Preliminary investigation revealed a Silver 2004 Pontiac Vibe driven by
Kimberly Sue Acuff, 47, of Knoxville, TN was traveling northbound on US
RT 127 and traveled left of center colliding head-on into a southbound
Tan 2000 Frieghtliner semi truck and trailer, driven by Daniel L.
Clark, 56, of West Chicago, IL. Kimberly Acuff was pronounced
deceased at the scene and had to be mechanically extricated from her
vehicle and the driver of the semi was uninjured.
US RT 127 was closed for approximately 3 1/2 hours while crews
investigated the scene.
This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff's
Office and the Darke County Coroner's Office. This is Darke County's
first fatal crash of 2015.
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