His passenger was transported to Miami Valley Hospital by CareFlight. Piqua medics transported the driver of the second vehicle to Upper Valley Medical Center.
Deputies and medics responded to the crash at the intersection of Washington and Farrington roads in Washington Twp. around 10:25 a.m.
A preliminary investigation revealed Copp was driving a car west on Farrington Road when he stopped at the Washington Road stop sign.
He then pulled into the intersection, failing to yield to a pickup truck going north on Washington Road, according to the sheriff’s office.
The truck crashed into the car.
Copp, his passenger and the driver of the truck were all wearing seatbelts.
Neither speed nor impairment appear to be factors.
The Miami County Sheriff’s Office’s Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash.
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