Driver flown after crashing into house in Urbana

A driver was flown to the hospital Friday afternoon after crashing his car into a house.

The driver was in the McDonald's parking lot at 144 S. Jefferson Ave. around 3 p.m. when he apparently lost control, went through bushes and over a curb, then across South Jefferson and into the multi-family house.

The driver, whose name and age has not been released, was taken by Urbana medics to a Careflight hub, then flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. The extent of his injuries was unknown.

None of the residents of the four-unit dwelling were home at the time of the crash, police said.

Urbana police are investigating to determine whether the driver suffered a medical condition prior to the crash, and also to see whether drugs or alcohol was a factor, according to police.

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