BROWN COUNTY — A man was killed, and two others injured in a three-vehicle crash on state Route 32 in Brown County early Tuesday morning.
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The crash happened at the intersection on state Route 32 near Mount Orab just before 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
State troopers identified the victim killed in the crash as Mark O’Roark, 50, of Mount Orab.
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The preliminary investigation found O’Roark hit a Chevrolet Camaro stopped at the intersection of Eastwood Road and State Route 32, knocking the Camaro into the intersection where it was hit by a Jeep Wrangler.
A passenger in O’Roark’s car, identified as Shonda Coleman, 34, of Defiance, suffered serious injuries in the crash and was taken to a Cincinnati-area hospital.
The driver of the Camaro, identified as Richard Lowery, 53, of Cincinnati, also suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, state troopers said.
The driver of the Jeep was not hurt in the crash.
A preliminary investigation found that both O’Roark and Coleman were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, state troopers said.
Other factors in the crash were not released.
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