Gettysburg, OH : 70-year-old Darke County woman injured in 3-vehicle crash involving semi, SUV and cargo truck on U.S. 36 East on Wednesday, May 6, 2015

A 70-year-old Darke County woman was seriously injured this afternoon after her SUV overturned after it was rear-ended by a semi and struck another truck.
The three-vehicle crash that happened at 3 p.m. shut down U.S. 36 in the 8100 block for nearly three hours.

According to preliminary investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office, Teresa Ann Johnson of Greenville was east on U.S. 36 around 3 p.m. when she slowed to turn left into a driveway. She was struck by a semitruck, driven by Aurthur D. Elliott, 61, of Springfield, also east on U.S. 36. The impact forced the SUV into the west lanes, where Johnson struck a cargo truck driven by Robert L. Himes Jr., 51, of Union City, Indiana.
Johnson and her passenger, 53-year-old Jody L. Stewart of Bay City, Michigan, were trapped and had to be extricated from the SUV. They were both flown by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where Johnson was listed in serious condition and Stewart in fair condition, according to the sheriff’s office.

Elliott and Himes were not hurt.
The Ohio State Patrol Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer responded to the scene for a vehicle inspection.

The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office.

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