Child flown to hospital, adult injured after Darke County crash

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
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A medical helicopter was called to a reported crash in Darke County Wednesday afternoon.

Darke County dispatchers said that the crash was reported at 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 127 and Childrens Home Bradford Road and confirmed that a medical helicopter was called to the scene.

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Based on preliminary investigation, the Darke County Sheriff’s Office said that Maddie Sills was driving a white Chevrolet 2500 with a juvenile passenger eastbound on Childrens Home Bradford Road and failed to yield the right-of-way at the intersection with U.S. 127.

A white Ford F-250 traveling northbound on U.S. 127 crashed into the Chevrolet pickup.

Sills was taken to Wayne Health Care for her injuries, but the juvenile passenger was flown via CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital.

The driver of the Ford was treated at the scene.

In addition to Careflight, the sheriff’s office was joined at the scene by Greenville Twp. Rescue and Greenville Police Department.

The crash remains under investigation.

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