Teen girl dies in Wayne Twp. crash, others injured

Hallie Deaton, age 15, of Trenton, was killed in a car crash on Ohio 73 in Wayne Twp., Butler County on April 19, 2022. CONTRIBUTED

Hallie Deaton, age 15, of Trenton, was killed in a car crash on Ohio 73 in Wayne Twp., Butler County on April 19, 2022. CONTRIBUTED

A 15-year-old girl was killed in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Ohio 73 that injured three other teens in Butler County.

Hallie Deaton of Trenton was taken from the scene by medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where she was pronounced dead.

She was a passenger in a 2012 Ford Mustang headed west on Trenton Oxford Road toward Wehr Road. The Mustang went left of center and crossed a double yellow line into the path of a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, which was heading east on Ohio 73, according to a Butler County Sheriff’s Office crash report.

After it was struck, the Mustang “came to rest against a utility pole on the southeast side of the intersection,” the report stated.

The truck “continued east into a ditch on the south side of SR 73 and came to rest in a field,” according to the report.

A teen was killed on Ohio 73 and Wehr Road in Wayne Twp., Butler County, where there was a car crash April 19, 2022. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Another teenager was driving the Mustang and was taken to Kettering Health Hamilton with minor injuries. Two other teens in the Mustang and were taken to a local hospital to be treated for serious injuries, the report stated.

The truck was driven by an adult who had four children in the vehicle; none were seriously injured.

Officials have not said whether any charges will be filed.

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