Thursday, December 6, 2018

Fatal Crash at Children's Home Bradford Road and State Route 118

On December 6, 2018 at approximately 6:25 AM Darke County Deputies along with Greenville Township Fire and Rescue, Darke County Coroners Office and Darke County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction Team responded to the intersection of State Route 118 and Children's Home Bradford Road for a serious two vehicle injury accident with ejection.

Preliminary investigation revealed a Black 2014 Hyundia Sonota driven by Klinton Knapke 29, of Fort Recovery was traveling eastbound on Children's Home Bradford Road and failed to stop at a clearly marked stop sign at State Route 118, and collided with a White 2002 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Melanie Morrow 42, of Union City, Indiana who was traveling northbound on State Route 118. Morrow was ejected from her vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Morrow was not wearing a seat belt, and Knapke was wearing a seat belt and uninjured and later released. This is Darke County's fourth fatal crash for 2018.

This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff's Office.

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