State troopers and medics were first dispatched to Interstate 75 just north of Ohio 129 around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on a reported multi-vehicle crash, investigators with the Hamilton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a media release.
Investigators said an initial investigation found a 2014 Hyundai sedan, driven by 25-year-old Michael Samartini, of Centerville, rear-ended a Jeep, sending both vehicles off the left side of the road and into the concrete median. The Jeep came to a rest after the crash, but the Hyundai sedan traveled back across the roadway and hit a second Hyundai in the rear that was traveling in one of the center lanes.
State troopers said a semi attempted to avoid the crash, but hit the sedan driven by Samartini, overturned, and came to a rest on its side, blocking three of the four lanes of Interstate 75.
A motorcycle was also struck by the debris from the crash but the operator was able to come to a safe stop, state troopers said.
The drivers of both Hyundai sedans, the semi, and motorcycle operator were transported to Atrium Medical Center for treatment of injuries, all believed to be non-life threatening.
The driver of the Jeep was treated and released at the scene.
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Investigators said Samartini faces charges of OVI and assured cleared distance.
The crash remains under investigation by the Hamilton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
UPDATE @ 4:35 a.m.
All lanes of Interstate 75 in Butler County have reopened after a crash shut down the northbound lanes for around three hours, according to dispatchers with the Hamilton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
State troopers said the crash was originally dispatched as a crash with injuries, but additional details on the incident were not available.
We’ll update this page as more details are released.
UPDATE @ 2:45 a.m.
Police from other agencies are diverting traffic from northbound Interstate 75 onto westbound Ohio 129.
Officers said the suggested detour is westbound Ohio 129, to northbound Cincinnati Dayton Road, to eastbound Ohio 63.
Additional details about the crash remain unavailable.
FIRST REPORT
All lanes of northbound Interstate 75 are shut down just north of Ohio 129 in Butler County following a crash Tuesday morning.
Dispatchers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed troopers were dispatched to a reported crash that occurred before 1:30 a.m. on northbound Interstate 75, between Ohio 129 and Ohio 63.
Dispatchers confirmed the northbound lanes of the highway were shut down, but it was unknown when the highway would reopen.
Additional details were not available.
We’ll update this page as we learn more.
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