DARKE COUNTY — A driver was hospitalized after he suffered a medical event and crashed into a utility pole in Darke County late Monday night.
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Around 11:50 p.m. Monday, Darke County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of Ohio-Indiana Stateline Road and Pickett Road on reports of a single vehicle crash.
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The preliminary investigation shows that a pickup truck, driven by 85-year-old Hans Neudecker of Winchester, Indiana, was traveling south on Ohio-Indiana Stateline Road.
Neudecker then suffered a medical event while driving and lost control of the vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office.
Neudecker then drove off the left side of the road and struck a utility pole.
Neudecker was taken to Reid Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.
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