Alcohol factor in overnight crash

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DARKE COUNTY – On Tuesday at approximately 12:16 am Darke County Deputies along with Gettysburg Fire and EMS were dispatched to the 7900 block of Horatio Harris Creek Road in Darke County in reference to a crash with injury.

A preliminary investigation revealed a red 2005 Chevrolet Truck driven by Alexander Derr of Bradford, was traveling east on Horatio Harris Creek Road. He crossed the center line and drove off of the left side of the roadway striking a fence, two utility poles and a stop sign before coming to rest in the ditch. Derr was treated by EMS and refused treatment at the scene.

Deputies observed an opened alcoholic beverage in the vehicle and could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from Derr. An OVI investigation was conducted and Derr was subsequently arrested for OVI.