78-year-old woman killed in Dayton crash ID’d

A 78-year-old Dayton woman died following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon that reportedly trapped her under the wheel of a vehicle.

Barbara Martin died following a two-vehicle crash that reportedly trapped her under the wheel of a vehicle. Her cause and manner of death have not been determined, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger.

Dayton police are continuing to investigate the crash.

An initial investigation Wednesday indicated that another person may have been ejected from a vehicle.

The crash was reported in the 500 block of Liscum Drive around 4 p.m. and involved a white Chrysler PT Cruiser and a maroon Chevrolet Malibu.

A teenage boy was transported to the hospital, 911 dispatchers said.

The cause of the crash was unclear, Sgt. Creigee Coleman with the Dayton Police Department said.

Coleman said it is not immediately clear whether the woman, later identified as Martin, was a pedestrian or if she was in one of the vehicles.

Dayton police are continuing to investigate the crash.

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