Tracy Walkup, 49-year-old Tipp City man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision at Ohio 235 and Ohio 41. He was driving a Ford Contour, when he collided with a Jeep Cherokee driven by 21 year old Joshua McDaniel of New Carlisle, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.
McDaniel's vehicle hit the driver's side door of Walkup's sedan, pushing it into a grassy area off the roadway
In a preliminary investigation by the patrol, McDaniel was headed east on 41 and in the process of turning to head north on 235 when he collided with Walkup's car, which was headed west on 41. "Right now, we believe the Jeep Cherokee is at fault," Cleaveland said.
McDaniel refused medical treatment and was not taken to a local hospital, said Lt. Matthew Cleaveland, Springfield OSP post commander.
The crash near New Carlisle, which occurred at about 3:48 p.m., remains under investigation. Neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be factors in the crash and an crash scene reconstructionist will be a part of the investigation, he said.
The intersection has been traditionally bad, Cleaveland said, noting that there have been several fatal crashes in recent years. There are traffic studies being conducted on the intersection, he said.
A second crash occurred when a car entering the intersection where the crash occurred clipped a North Hampton police cruiser after law enforcement closed down the road. The Clark County Sheriff's Office is handling that part of the investigation. No one was injured in that accident and the damage was minor, Cleaveland said.