4 injured after crash involving overturned semi in Darke County

4 injured after crash involving overturned semi in Darke County

Four people were injured after a semi-trailer and car collided in Darke County Wednesday afternoon.

Around 3:30 p.m. Darke County deputies were called to reports of a Walmart semi-trailer that had rolled over at U.S. 127 and Sebring Warner Road, according to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.

An initial investigation found that a pickup truck driven by Krista Sortina, 34, of Cambridge City, Indiana was stopped westbound n Sebring Warner Road along with two other passengers, including a 12-year child, according to a media release.

Sortina pulled out in front of a tractor-trailer driven by Michael Graham, 47, of Fort Wayne, Indiana which was traveling northbound on U.S. 127.

After the semi collided with the pick-up it traveled off the side of the roadway and overturned.

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Three people from the pickup truck and the driver of the semi-trailer were taken to the hospital, according to the media release.

Their injuries were described as minor.

The semi-trailer, which ended up on its side, spilled around 250 gallons of fuel as a result of the crash prompting the Darke County Environmental Protection Agency to be notified.

Sortina was cited for failure to yield right of way.

We are working to learn more and will update as new information becomes available.