Driver, 17, injured in single-vehicle rollover crash in Darke County

A 17-year-old driver from Arcanum was taken to Miami Valley Hospital after she was involved in a rollover accident in the 1300 block of Gordon Landis Road in Arcanum.

According to the Darke County Sheriff's Office, the driver was headed north just before 3:30 p.m. when she drove off the right side of the road, over-corrected and continued off the left side of the road.

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The Chevy Trailblazer she was driving continued into a cornfield, where it rolled onto its top.

Rescuers from Arcanum Fire and Rescue used mechanical means to extricate her. She was wearing her seat belt, according to the sheriff's office.

The posted speed limit along that stretch of road is 55 mph, according to the sheriff's office, and speed is being investigated as a possible factor in the accident.

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