Coroner officially identifies teen killed in wreck with a semi as La Salle junior Cam Kerkhoff
The Butler County Coroner's Office confirmed this morning that the 16-year-old boy who died in a car crash with a semi tractor-trailer in Fairfield Township Wednesday was Cameron Kerkhoff.
Kerkhoff, a rising La Salle High School junior and football player from Colerain Township, died of multiple traumatic injuries, the coroner said.
Head football coach Pat McLaughlin described Kerkhoff as a hard worker who always had a smile on his face.
"He did everything you asked him to do," McLaughlin said. "It's just hard to put into words right now."
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Fairfield Township police said Kerkhoff was driving a 2009 Toyota Corolla when he struck the semi head-on in the 7400 block of River Road at about 4 p.m.
Investigators said the Toyota was headed west around a curve between U.S. 27 and Georgetown Road before the wreck and went left of center.
The Toyota went off the side of the road and emergency personnel said Kerkhoff died at the scene. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the semi was uninjured.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Fairfield Township Police at 513-887-4406 or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Scott Springer contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Butler County coroner confirms Cam Kerkhoff was victim of car crash with semi
