A 2012 Dodge Caravan was headed south on Catalpa Drive, “apparently at an excessive rate of speed,” when the driver, identified as 40-year-old Emma M. Williams of Dayton, lost control while trying to make a left turn onto West Hillcrest Avenue, according to a Dayton Police Department crash report.
The minivan drove over a curb and crashed into an RTA pole.
Williams was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries.
A 30-year-old Harrison Twp. woman riding in the minivan also was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and two young children, a 5-year-old girl and 3-year-old girl, were taken to Dayton Children’s Hospital.
None of the passengers suffered serious injuries, the report indicated.
The crash remains under investigation.
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