Police: Speed, OVI may be factors in deadly crash in Dayton

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Dayton police are investigating to see if speed and impairment played a role in crash that killed a 43-year-old man and sent two people to the hospital early Friday morning.

Around 12:03 a.m. Friday a 2014 Dodge Ram going north on South Smithville Road ran a red light at East Third Street and hit a 2013 Toyota Camry traveling east, according to a Dayton police crash report.

The impact sent both vehicles into a parking lot at the intersection. They hit a parked Dodge Caliber and pushed it into a building.

The Caliber came to a stop in the walk-in cooler and freezer at a Domino’s, according to police.

The Toyota also hit plants and a retaining wall before colliding with the truck again, according to a crash report.

The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck had serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and a passenger had minor injuries, according to police. Medics transported both to Miami Valley Hospital for treatment.

No one was inside the parked vehicle and no one in the Domino’s reported injuries.

While officers were investigating a vehicle drove over a curb to try and get around police tape, according to police. The driver was stopped and arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence.

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