SYMMES TOWNSHIP, OH : Hamilton County Sheriff: 38-year-old man dead after two-vehicle crash in Symmes Township on Friday, 23rd May 2024

A 38-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Symmes Township, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said.

The sheriff's office said a 68-year-old man was driving a 2020 Cadillac CTS northbound on Loveland-Madeira Road and was attempting to turn left onto westbound I-275. John Rugh, 38, was driving his 2002 Ford GT40 kit car southbound on Loveland-Madeira Road when the two vehicles collided at the intersection with the on/ramps to westbound I-275.

Rugh became entrapped in his vehicle and had to be mechanically extracted, the sheriff's office said. He was transported to Bethesda North Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The 68-year-old man was also transported to Bethesda North Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said.

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