Two people taken to hospital in Monroe accident
Thursday, June 19, 2008
MONROE — A Monroe woman who reportedly was driving a car that crashed into a van and then a semi truck this morning was taken to Atrium Medical Center for minor injuries, according to Monroe police.
A passenger in the van was also transported to Atrium for treatment, said Monroe police Officer Eric Walton.
Milagros Lapid, of Monroe, was driving a Toyota west on Ohio 63 at about 8:49 a.m., when police say she failed to yield while turning south onto Main Street and struck a van driven by Raymond Jones, of North Vernon, who was traveling east on Ohio 63, Walton said.
Lapid's vehicle then spun around and struck a semi truck traveling west on Ohio 63, Walton said.
Traffic in both directions of Ohio 63 was moving regularly by 9:30 a.m.
Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2551 or mengle@coxohio.com.




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