Union City, Ohio, woman ID’d as fatality in state Route 571 crash in Greenville

Johnanna Beam, 39, of Union City, Ohio, died in a single-vehicle rollover accident on State Route 571 at Kniseley Road in Greenville, according to the Darke County Sheriff's Office.

According to Darke County sheriff's deputies, the woman was headed east on 571 when she apparently went off the roadway and into a ravine, then exited the ravine before flipping several times. The vehicle came to rest on its side.

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Beam was ejected and died at the scene.

Monday's vehicle accident is the county’s second fatal this year, according to the sheriff's office.

The woman was not wearing a seat belt. Drugs and/or alcohol are not suspected, according to deputies. The weather also is not considered a factor, deputies said.

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