Trooper Jacob Olsen of the Ohio Highway Patrol’s Lebanon post said a car was traveling south on I-75 in one of the two left lanes at 73 to 75 mph in heavy rain before the driver lost control and struck a left rear tire of the semi-tractor pulling a trailer. This pushed the semi enough to go off the right side of the highway, causing it to overturn and land into a ditch.
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Olsen said the car, a Ford Fusion, went to the right and was able to clear the cross-cut in the concrete barrier separating the north and south lanes of I-75 at mile marker 34.8 in Franklin Twp. The driver went into the northbound lanes of I-75, but was not struck by oncoming traffic.
There were no injuries reported to either driver, Olsen said.
Olsen said the driver of the Ford Fusion was Brendan Webster, 22, of Dayton, and that he will be cited for failure to control. The truck driver will not be cited.
UPDATE @ 12:35 p.m.:
All lanes of southbound I-75, south of Ohio 123 have reopened after a crash involving an overturned semitrailer.
Additional details about the crash were not available.
We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more.
FIRST REPORT
Troopers are on the scene of a crash involving a vehicle and an overturned semitrailer on Interstate 75 in Franklin Twp. just north of the Middletown exit.
According to the Ohio Highway Patrol’s Lebanon post, a semi overturned and went into a ditch on I-75 south, south of the Ohio 123 exit around 10:50 a.m. Friday.
Reports indicate a vehicle that struck the semi or had been struck by the semi went across the southbound lanes and into the northbound lanes.
Franklin Fire & EMS medics are at the scene.
We have a crew on the way and will update this story as more information becomes available.
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