Driver critically injured after semi crash on EB I-70 in Preble County

The right lane remains closed, and a driver is critically hurt after involving three semis on Eastbound Interstate 70 Wednesday morning.

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As reported Wednesday on News Center 7′s Daybreak , Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and troopers responded just before 4:15 a.m. to I-70 EB just past the Ohio/Indiana line on initial reports of a crash involving three semis.

The preliminary investigation revealed a Kenworth tractor-trailer, driven by Robert Bacon, 41, Bethany, Oklahoma, drove off the right side of the roadway and struck two semi-tractor-trailers that were parked on the shoulder, according to a spokesperson for OSHP.

Bacon suffered serious injuries and was transported to Reid Health, where he was transferred by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital.

Medics transported his wife, a passenger, to the hospital with minor injuries.

The other two drivers were asleep in their parked semis. Both were not hurt.

Troopers closed all eastbound lanes of I-70 while CareFlight was on the scene but reopened the left lane.

The right lane remains closed, Sgt. Murray said.

The crash remains under investigation.

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At least one person is hurt after a crash involving three semis on Eastbound Interstate 70 in Preble County early Wednesday morning.

WHIO Traffic Reporter Jake Magnotta has the latest information and ways for drivers to get around this crash LIVE on News Center 7′s Daybreak.

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Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers and medics responded at 4:13 a.m. to initial reports of a crash on I-70 EB just past the Ohio/Indiana line.

Three semis are involved, and the right lane is blocked, dispatchers tell News Center 7.

At least one person is hurt.

We will update this story.