2 killed after SUV goes over state Route 4 guardrail, rolls across Stanley Avenue

A Dayton man and woman were killed early Sunday morning after an SUV went airborne off state Route 4 and landed on its top after rolling across Stanley Avenue below in Dayton.

Charlie Amber Roark, a 21-year-old woman, and Jayme Andrew Laurent a 28-year-old man, were identified as the crash victims by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

Roark was driving a gray 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe was east on state Route 4 in the left lane around 1 a.m. Sunday when Roark lost control while attempting to move into the right lane, according to a Dayton police crash report.

The SUV went off the right side of the road and hit the guardrail. It then went over the guardrail, went through the air and landed east of Stanley Avenue below state Route 4. The SUV rolled as it crossed Stanley Avenue and came to a stop on its top on the other side of the street.

Roark and Laurent were thrown from the SUV and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the crash report.

Dayton police are continuing to investigate the crash.

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