Police responded at 5:49 p.m. Saturday to North Verity Parkway and Access 1. Salazar-Monroy, the driver of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
It’s unclear how many vehicles were involved in the crash that remains under investigation by the Butler County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team (START) and Middletown police.
So far this year, there have been 62 fatal accidents and 64 people have died in Ohio, according to the State Highway Patrol.
Last year, 1,245 people were killed on Ohio roads, down slightly from the previous two years, the state patrol recorded.
Here is a breakdown of people killed on Ohio roads:
2018: 1,068
2019: 1,155
2020: 1,230
2021: 1,356
2022: 1,275
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