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Young driver causes injury crash

DARKE COUNTY – On Friday, at approximately 7:29 a.m. Darke County Deputies, along with Greenville Township Fire and Rescue and Greenville City Fire, responded to the intersection of US Route 127 and Horatio Harris Creek Road for a reported two-vehicle injury crash.

Preliminary investigation revealed a white Jeep Compass driven by Shawndra Byrd (50) of Arcanum was stopped northbound on US 127 to turn left onto Horatio Harris Creek Road when she was rear-ended by a silver Honda Accord driven by Owen Marker (18) of Greenville. Both drivers were transported to Wayne HealthCare for minor injuries.