Tuesday, January 13, 2015

WOMAN DIES IN FIRST FATAL CRASH OF THE YEAR IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A SEMI TRUCK IN DARKE COUNTY, TN



WOMAN DIES IN FIRST FATAL CRASH OF THE YEAR IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A SEMI TRUCK IN DARKE COUNTY, TN

DARKE COUNTY - A Tennessee woman died at the scene of an accident Tuesday morning after her car went head-on into a semi truck.

At approximately 10:21 a.m., Darke County deputies, North Star Fire, Ansonia Rescue, Darke County Coroner’s Office, Darke County Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Team and Ohio State Highway Patrol Commercial Motor Carrier Inspector responded to the 14,300 block of U.S. Route 127 on the report of the fatal head-on crash.

The preliminary investigation revealed a Silver 2004 Pontiac Vibe driven by Kimberly Sue Acuff, 47, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was traveling northbound on U.S. Route 127 and traveled left of center colliding head-on into a southbound Tan 2000 Frieghtliner semi truck and trailer, driven by Daniel L. Clark, 56, of West Chicago, Illinois.

Acuff was pronounced deceased at the scene and had to be mechanically extricated from her vehicle. The driver of the semi was uninjured.

U.S. Route 127 was closed for approximately 3 1/2 hours while crews investigated the scene.

This accident remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office and the Darke County Coroner’s Office. This is Darke County’s first fatal crash of 2015.