Xenia woman killed in wrong-way crash in Greene County

A Xenia woman died early Friday morning following a wrong-way crash in Spring Valley Twp. in Greene County.

Around 12:46 a.m., a two-vehicle crash was reported on U.S. 42, just north of Richland Road.

A 2011 Subaru Forester was traveling north on U.S. 42 South when it hit a 1999 Ford F250 going south, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The driver of the Subaru, 34-year-old Ashley Lewis, was pronounced dead at the scene.

An air ambulance transported the 41-year-old man driving the truck to Miami Valley Hospital with critical injuries.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Spring Valley Fire and EMS, Bellbrook Fire and EMS, CareFlight Air & Mobile Services, Greene County Coroner’s Office, Ohio Department of Transportation and Sandy’s Towing assisted troopers at the scene.

OSHP is continuing to investigate the crash.

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