Boone County , OH :One driver injured and sent to hospital after Crash on Saturday ,May 2nd 2015
An investigation into Friday night's crash in Boone County involving three Cooper High School students shows the driver lost control of the vehicle before before the serious collision.
Paige Brickler, 18, of Burlington, was driving north on Camp Ernst Road when part of her Toyota Camry went off the road, according to an initial investigation from the Boone County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators say Brickler then overcorrected her steering, causing her car to "travel into a critical yaw" and cross into the opposing lane of traffic.
Brickler's Camry struck a Nissan Murano head-on, driven by Philip Hester, 50, of Hebron.
Andrew McMullen, 19, of Union, was riding in the back seat of the Camry and was ejected and thrown approximately 84 feet from the original point of the collision, officials said. He was flown by medical helicopter to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
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Boone Co. sheriff's office: Driver overcorrected in Friday crash