Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Kindred Funeral Home, 400 Union Blvd., in Englewood. Her funeral is 1 p.m. Friday at Stillwater United Methodist Church, 6911 Frederick Pike in Butler Twp. Memorial contributions may be made to the Carlson Charitable Account Melissa at any Wright-Patt Credit Union.
UPDATE @ 8:40 p.m. Sept. 5:
An Englewood mother of four succumbed to her injuries from a July 11 crash on South Dixie Drive in Vandalia.
Melissa Carlson, 37, died this morning at Hospice of Dayton, her family confirmed. Funeral arrangements are pending for the wife and mother of three children and one stepchild.
Carlson was a passenger in a car that was struck at high speed by a vehicle driven by Scott Gray, 36, of Troy. Gray fled from the scene but later turned himself in, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Dayton Post.
Funeral arrangements are pending, Carlson’s sister said.
A fund has been set up to benefit Carlson’s family, the Carlson Charitable Account, in care of Wright-Patterson Credit Union.
UPDATE @ 7 a.m. 7/29:
Investigators say charges could be finalized within the next two weeks for a driver who fled a crash in Vandalia earlier in July.
Trooper Kevin Brubaker with the Dayton Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol said Scott Gray, 36, from Troy turned himself in and began cooperating with authorities within days of the crash that occurred on July 11. Brubaker adds Gray was traveling around 76 mph in a marked 35 mph zone when he hit a car that attempted to turn onto South Dixie Drive from a side street.
The crash severely injured the passenger in the other vehicle, identified as Melissa Carlson. She is still listed in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital.
Brubaker said the charges in the case are pending and could change if Carlson would succumb to her injuries.
Charges though could be finalized within the next two weeks regardless of her recovery. Brubaker adds if a victim dies 30 days after an injury crash, the at-fault driver cannot face charges related to a fatal crash.
Gray is not being detained in jail at this time.
Speed is believed to be the only factor in the crash at this time according to Brubaker.
UPDATE @ 3:30 a.m. 7/11:
Troopers say three people suffered injuries, one of them serious, in a crash on South Dixie Drive Saturday morning.
A preliminary investigation found one vehicle was most likely cut off by another vehicle leading to the crash, Troopers said.
Troopers say the driver of one of the vehicles fled the scene on foot. A K9 was requested from Riverside to track the driver but was unsuccessful.
One person suffered serious injuries while two others suffered non-life threatening injuries. All three were transported to Miami Valley Hospital.
The crash remains under investigation by the Dayton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
FIRST REPORT
Multiple injuries have been reported in a crash in the 900 block of South Dixie Drive in Vandalia early Saturday morning.
Crews were first dispatched around 12:45 a.m. and have also put CareFlight on standby to possibly transport a victim.
Reports indicate a driver might have fled the crash and a K9 is being requested to track the subject.
We have a crew at the scene and will update this page when new information is available.