1 killed in wrong-way, 2-vehicle crash on Verity Parkway in Middletown

A Middletown man was killed tonight in a wrong-way crash on Verity Parkway in Middletown and the Ohio Highway Patrol's Butler Post is investigating.

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Alex Johnson, 30, was driving a Pontiac G6 east on the parkway (Ohio 73) in the westbound lanes when Johnson apparently lost control of his car and hit a Dodge Avenger near Eldora Drive.

The accident occurred just after 5:30 p.m., according to the patrol, which released a statement about the accident just after 10 p.m.

Johnson died at the scene, according to the patrol.

Michael Lidstone, 45, of Franklin, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

We will update this developing report as more information becomes available.

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