DARKE COUNTY – On Wednesday, at approximately 4:44 pm, Greenville Township Fire, Greenville Township Rescue, Greenville Police Department, CareFlight and Darke County Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Childrens Home Bradford Road and US 127, in reference to a two-vehicle injury accident.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a white Chevy 2500 driven by Maddie Sills (18) of Piqua, and her juvenile passenger were traveling eastbound on Childrens Home Bradford Road. Sills failed to yield the right-of-way at the intersection of Childrens Home Bradford Road and US 127. Maddie was struck by a white Ford F-250 driven by Jerry Smith (49) of Celina, which was traveling northbound on US 127.
Sills was transported to Wayne HealthCare for her injuries and her juvenile passenger was airlifted to Miami Valley Hospital. Smith was treated at the scene. The severity of their injuries is unknown at this time.
This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
