2 children flown, 1 other person driven to hospital after crash in Jamestown

Premier Health's CareFlight medical helicopter landed and let the public up close for tours during the  Middletown Division of Police National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at Smith Park. There were police k-9 and swat demonstrations, CareFlight helicopter, dunking booth, free food from Gold Star Chili and Kona Ice, bouncy houses, vendors and more. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Premier Health's CareFlight medical helicopter landed and let the public up close for tours during the Middletown Division of Police National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at Smith Park. There were police k-9 and swat demonstrations, CareFlight helicopter, dunking booth, free food from Gold Star Chili and Kona Ice, bouncy houses, vendors and more. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Two children were flown and another person was driven to the hospital after a car crashed into a tree on state Route 734 in Jamestown.

Greene County dispatchers said the crash was reported at 4:22 p.m. and MedFlight was called to the scene.

According to Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Justin Teufel, two people were taken by the medical helicopter to the hospital, while the third person was driven to Miami Valley Hospital Jamestown.

OSHP dispatchers confirmed that two MedFlight helicopters responded and took two children to Dayton Children’s Hospital.

When asked about initial reports that someone might have been trapped in the crash, the trooper said that the occupants of the vehicle were out when he arrived.

Their conditions are not known at this time.

The crash remains under investigation.

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