One dead after Saturday afternoon two-vehicle crash in Mercer County
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Mercer County on Saturday.
According to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened at approximately 3 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and Celina Mendon Road.
The initial investigation found a 48-year-old from Mendon was heading south on Celina Mendon in his 2005 white Cadillac. A 62-year-old from Wallingford, Kentucky, was driving a 2004 white Peterbilt (semi-tractor and trailer) was heading east on U.S. 33.
Officials said it appeared the 48-year-old stopped at the stop sign for Celina Mendon Road. Then went into the path of the semi-tractor and trailer.
Officials pronounced the 48-year-old dead on the scene.
This crash is still under active investigation and will be forwarded to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office for review.
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