PREBLE COUNTY — A 22-year-old Eaton man was killed and a 53-year-old man was injured in a two-vehicle crash south of Eaton Wednesday night, according to the Preble County Sheriff’s Office.
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The crash happened on state Route 122 near Yost Road just before 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The driver killed in the crash was identified as Spencer Hunt, 22, of Eaton.
A preliminary investigation found Hunt’s car crossed the centerline and hit a Jeep driven by Brian Rowe, 53, of Germantown, according to Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson.
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Hunt was pronounced dead at the scene. Rowe was transported to Miami Valley Hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries, Simpson said.
Alcohol is being investigated as a possible factor in the crash, according to Simpson.
State Route 122 was closed for about four hours while deputies conducted their investigation.
Additional details were not released.
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