The early morning of this Sunday, October 6 A fatal accident occurred on a Clermont County highway, where five people died and one is in critical condition in a hospital, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.
The accident occurred around 1:45 in the morningon State Route 28 at Edenton Pleasant Plain Road in Goshen Township.
The State Highway Patrol shared that a Chrysler 300, which was heading northeast on Route 28, collided with a Subaru Legacy, which was trying to cross the highway, The Associated Press reported.
One of the cars tried to cross the road
The agents said that At the time of the collision, the two vehicles left the road and ended up in a ditch and an embankment. The Chrysler 300 was driven by Mathew Penny, and the Subaru Legacy was driven by Dustin McDole, authorities added.
The collision between both cars claimed the lives of five people.
- Mathew Penny, 25, of Cincinnati.
- Dustin McDole, 43, of Goshen.
- Chloe Love, 19, of Loveland (was riding in Penny’s car).
- Dezmen Jernigan, 18, of Goshen, (was riding in Penny’s car).
- Andrea Iery, 42, of Pleasant Plain (was traveling in McDole’s car).
Another of the victims, an 18-year-old man from Milfordwas in Penny’s car. The young man was taken to the UC Medical Center with “life-threatening injuries”the Highway Patrol argued, 10TV shared.
Clermont County Coroner’s Office He declared all victims dead at the scene. Highway Patrol officers commented that McDole and Andrea were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident, but did not make it clear whether the other occupants were wearing it.
Using a seat belt in the car
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) constantly posts about mandatory seat belt use. On many occasions they do it through advertisements where the message is clear; A seat belt can save your life, and not wearing it is illegal.
He United States Department of Transportation shared a statistic that reflects that the 51% of the occupants of passenger vehicles died in 2020 were not subjectwere not wearing a seat belt while traveling in a vehicle.
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