The crash was reported around 3:45 a.m. on U.S. 127 just south of Camden College Corner Road.
Hicks was driving a 2006 Toyota Scion south on U.S. 127 when her car went left of center and hit a semi-truck’s trailer. She was ejected from the car, according to the sheriff’s office.
The driver of the semi-truck, a 54-year-old Lawrenceburg, Indiana, man, was not injured in the crash.
U.S. 127 was closed for hours as crews investigated.
Camden-Somers Twp. Fire and EMS, Gasper Twp. Fire and EMS and the Ohio Department of Transportation assisted deputies at the scene.
Investigators are working to determine if alcohol was a factor in the crash.
The sheriff’s office and Preble County Coroner’s Office is continuing to investigate.
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