The crash killed 78-year-old David Vaughn of Dayton, who was a passenger in a dark green 2003 Pontiac Sunfire driven by Mary Cobb, 70, also of Dayton.
The Sunfire was headed southeast on Salem Avenue around 11:20 a.m. and turned left to travel east on West Siebenthaler Avenue when it collided with a red 2000 Nissan Xterra driven by Lowe, formerly of Trotwood, according to a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office crash report.
The Pontiac rotated and split open, and the Nissan flipped onto its top and skidded to a stop, deputies said.
Vaughn was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Lowe and Cobb also were taken to Miami Valley Hospital with minor injuries.
Lowe’s 1-year-old daughter was riding in the back of the Nissan. She was not injured by was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, deputies said.
The indictment against Lowe indicated she had marijuana in her system at the time of the crash, court records show.
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