1 dead, 2 in hospital after Clark County crash identified

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One person who died and two who were injured in a Monday night crash in Clark County have been identified.

The crash was reported between two vehicles at 6:34 p.m. at the intersection of Mechanicsburg Road (State Route 4) and Ohio 334 in Moorefield Twp., according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Springfield Post.

A 2005 Saturn Ion, driven by David Antonio, 31, of Springfield, was traveling east on Ohio 334 and a 2009 Honda Accord, driven by Gavin Dyer, 18, of Urbana, was traveling south on state Route 4.

Antonio failed to yield at a stop sign, entered the intersection and struck Dyer before both cars traveled off the east side of state Route 4, according to OSHP’s preliminary investigation.

Antonio succumbed to fatal injures at the scene of the crash.

Dyer, and the passenger, Adisyn Welty, 18, of Urbana, were both taken by ambulance to Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

The intersection was temporarily closed during the crash investigation and reopened after 8:40 p.m.

The crash remains under investigation by the OSHP’s Springfield Post, who were helped at the scene by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Moorefield Twp. Fire Department and EMS, Clark County Coroner’s Office and Rudds Towing and Auto Recovery.