Jackson Twp. police: Alcohol suspected in head-on crash

UPDATE @ 7:30 p.m.

Police said alcohol is suspected in a head-on crash tonight that sent four people to Miami Valley Hospital.

The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, but two men and two women were taken to the Dayton hospital, said Chief Tom Wallace of the Farmersville Fire Department.

The crash remains under investigation by the Jackson Twp. Police Department.

However, Wallace said his department is no stranger to crashes along that stretch in the 1800 block of Farmersville West Alex Road.

“We’ve had several wrecks at this very location,” he said, “in past years we’ve had other fatalities here.”

FIRST REPORT

Four people were injured tonight in a two-car crash near Farmersville.

The crash was reported around 6 p.m. somewhere between the 1800 and 1900 block of Farmersville West Alex Road. According to reports, the street is closed at Bull Road.

We are on the scene and will update this report as we learn details.