"He took evasive action so he wouldn't hit that car, lost control, drove left of center, drove off the left side of the roadway and overturned," said Trooper Brad Huffman of the Xenia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Meanwhile, Judith Sandlin was driving her minivan southwest on U.S. 42 just as the dump truck lost control, he said.
"She swerved to the right just as he was overturning and the dump truck landed partially on top of the minivan," Huffman said.
Sandlin was trapped in her vehicle for about 30 minutes until she could be freed by mechanical means from the wreckage. She was flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where she was listed in serious condition Thursday night.
Huffman said she broke her wrist and suffered bruises and cuts, but not any life-threatening injuries. Huffman said when he later spoke to Sandlin, he told her she should buy a lottery ticket.
"If she hadn't (swerved), I think she would've went head-on into the overturning dump truck," he said.
Schmedeke, whose dump truck was empty, was on the way to Cedarville for another load of gravel at the time of the crash. He was cited for assured clear distance and only suffered minor scrapes and bruises, Huffman said.
UPDATE @ 4:46 p.m.
A woman in a minivan was flown to Miami Valley Hospital this afternoon after she was trapped in her vehicle for about a half hour.
South U.S. 42 remains shut down following the crash around 3:10 p.m. involving a dump truck. Northbound traffic is able to pass through using the berm, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol Xenia Post.
Witnesses said the dump truck driver may have overcorrected, causing the crash. A heavy-lift tow truck was used to get the the dump truck off the van.
The name and condition of the woman in the minivan was not immediately available.
The OSP is investigating the accident.
FIRST REPORT
CareFlight has been called to an injury crash this afternoon involving a dump truck that has shut down both directions of U.S. 42 just north of Wilberforce, the home of Central State University.
A minivan became trapped underneath a dump truck around 3:10 p.m. after the truck reportedly went off the roadway at U.S. 42 East and Hickman Road.
There is no word on how many people may be hurt nor the extent of injuries.
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