Woman dies in Dayton hospital after Sunday crash

A 40-year-old woman has died from injuries she sustained in a single-vehicle crash Sunday in Dayton.

The body of Tonya S. Demorest, of Dayton, was taken to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office Tuesday after she died at Miami Valley Hospital.

Demorest was hospitalized after she was injured as a passenger in a vehicle that went left-of-center on West Third Street and crashed into a tree, according to Dayton police.

Police have not been able to determine why the vehicle went out of control.

The driver, an adult male whose identity was not immediately available, was taken to jail on charges unrelated to the crash, police said.

Emergency crews were dispatched at 12:53 p.m.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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