Three sent to hospital after Mad River Twp. crash

Crews work at a multi-vehicle accident near the intersection of Dayton-Springfield Road and S. Tecumseh Road near Interstate 70 on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF

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Crews work at a multi-vehicle accident near the intersection of Dayton-Springfield Road and S. Tecumseh Road near Interstate 70 on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF

Three people were taken to the hospital after a crash in Mad River Twp. on Tuesday afternoon.

The crash occurred around the intersection of South Tecumseh Road and Dayton-Springfield Road just before 5:30 p.m., according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Springfield Post.

OSHP said that they found that Anthony Courtney, 23, of Springfield, was driving a white Cadillac north on Tecumseh Road and failed to yield to the stop sign on the corner of Dayton-Springfield Road. The Cadillac was then hit by two vehicles on Dayton-Springfield Road.

A ground ambulance took Courtney to Springfield Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The drivers of the two other vehicles were also taken to local hospitals in unknown condition, the highway patrol said.

Crews work at a multi-vehicle accident near the intersection of Dayton-Springfield Road and S. Tecumseh Road near Interstate 70 on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF

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OSHP said that Courtney was found to be at fault for the crash and was cited for failing to yield and for failing to wear a safety belt.

The road was closed at the intersection due to the crash, which remains under investigation.

Crews work at a multi-vehicle accident near the intersection of Dayton-Springfield Road and S. Tecumseh Road near Interstate 70 on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF

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