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Darke County Sheriff
Fatal accident
on US 127 & Kruckeberg
On August 2, 2016 at approximately 5:13 PM Darke County Deputies, along
with Greenville Township Fire, Greenville Township Rescue, Arcanum
Rescue, Ansonia Rescue, Gettysburg Rescue, Union City Rescue,
CareFlight, Ohio State Patrol Motor Carrier Enforcement, Ohio
Department of Transportation and the Darke County Coroner’s
Investigator were dispatched to the intersection of US Route 127 and
Kruckeberg Road in reference to a two vehicle serious injury accident.
Preliminary investigation revealed a white 1999 Honda CRV driven by a
16 year old male of Greenville, Ohio was stopped at the posted stop
sign on Kruckeberg Road at US Route 127. The 16 year old male attempted
to travel west across US Route 127 when his vehicle was struck by a
black 2006 Ford F-350 driven by Samuel M. Wengerd, 28, Geneva, Indiana
which was traveling northbound on US Route 127. Both vehicles continued
north traveling across the grass median and coming to rest in the
southbound lanes of travel on US Route 127.
The 16 year old male driver succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The
seven and nine year old male passenger of the CRV, both from
Greenville, Ohio were transported to Children’s Hospital in Dayton Ohio
by two separate CareFlight helicopters from the scene where they are
listed in critical condition.
Wengerd was treated and released by EMS at the scene. Wengerd’s
passengers, Jacob Schwartz, 19 and Marvin Schwartz, 21, both of
Portland, Indiana were transported to Wayne Healthcare by Greenville
Rescue and Ansonia Rescue where they were treated and released.
The Darke County Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Team also
responded to the scene for further investigation.
This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s
Office and The Darke County Coroners Office.
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