DARKE COUNTY – On Friday at approximately 2:39 p.m. Darke County Deputies along with Liberty Township Fire and Tri-Village Rescue, Union City Rescue, and Greenville Township Rescue responded to a two-vehicle injury crash at the intersection of Greenville-Nashville Road and Hillgrove-Southern Road.
Preliminary investigation revealed a white Ford F-350 pick-up, driven by Jonathan Younkers (67) of Greenville, was stopped northbound at the stop sign at Hillgrove-Southern Road and Greenville-Nashville Road and then made a right turn onto Greenville-Nashville Road and then attempted to make a left turn onto Hillgrove-Southern Road and collided with a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Cordell Rock (28) of Arcanum who was also traveling eastbound on Greenville-Nashville Road and was attempting to pass the pick-up at the intersection. The Jeep then traveled off the right side of the roadway colliding with a utility pole.
The driver of the Jeep and the front seat passenger, Brooklyn Hunley (25) of Greenville were transported to Miami Valley Hospital for their injuries, and the rear passengers a 1-year-old, and an infant were transported to Wayne HealthCare. The driver of the pick-up was not injured.
This crash remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.