>> Two taken to hospital after car crashes into pole in believed OVI crash
Troopers suspected that Richards was operating his vehicle impaired, and he also had an outstanding arrest warrant from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, according to a release.
During the arrest, Richards got away from the troopers and ran into southbound traffic. That’s when he was struck by a 2020 Freightliner semitrailer driven by Jamie M. Hornsby, 43, of Scottsburg, Indiana.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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