CareFlight responds to crash on I-70 after driver rear-ends dump truck

Premier Health's CareFlight Air and Mobile medical helicopter. PROVIDED/PREMIER HEALTH

Credit: Wm Jones

Credit: Wm Jones

Premier Health's CareFlight Air and Mobile medical helicopter. PROVIDED/PREMIER HEALTH
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By Micah Karr
May 22, 2021
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One person was transported by CareFlight after a crash on I-70 in Clark County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported in a release.

Initial reports show that Johnathan Alston, 36, of Dayton, was traveling east on I-70 when he rear-ended a dump truck. The driver of the dump truck was not injured. I-70 east was closed for about 45 minutes while CareFlight responded to the scene.

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The extent of Alston’s injuries were unclear.

This is the second major crash in two days involving construction equipment on I-70, the OSHP reported. Troopers would like to remind everyone to follow the speed limit, wear a seat belt and focus on the road.

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Micah Karr, a Beavercreek native has been on a breaking news desk since 2019. She has been part of Ohio Newspapers' Breaking News Team since March 2020 and has enjoyed every minute of it. She is a graduate of Wright State's Media Studies program. Before she worked with Cox Media, she wrote for Wright State's Newsroom.