DAYTON — A 46-year-old man is dead after a crash in Dayton on Saturday.
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Around 4:30 p.m., Dayton police were called to the 400 block of Watervliet Avenue for a crash with injuries.
A Chevrolet Traverse was traveling southbound on Watervliet Avenue when it crossed over the centerline while “picking a phone off the floor,” according to a Dayton police crash report.
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The Traverse crossed the centerline and hit a Chevrolet Cobalt.
The Traverse also hit a motorcycle being driven by 46-year-old Arthur Peters, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Peters died from his injuries at a local hospital.
Sgt. Gordon Cairns with DPD said that the driver of the Traverse had a suspended license.
Cairns said that because the driver did not have a valid license, a vehicular assault or vehicular homicide charge would go from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Currently, no charges have been filed against the driver in court.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call police at 937-333-COPS.
We will continue to follow this story.
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