Investigation continues into 4 killed in crash near Dayton airport following hit and run
Apr. 2—Investigators continued Tuesday to piece together their investigation into a Monday hit and run accident on Interstate 70 that led to another wreck near the Dayton International Airport that left four men dead from various Dayton-area communities.
Larry Edwards, 77, of Tipp City; Stephen Cassel, 72, of Clayton; Richard Coatney, 77, of Piqua; and Richard Turnbull, 66, of Lewisburg were killed in the second crash near the entrance to the airport terminal, the Ohio State Patrol reported.
The initial crash was reported at about 2:10 p.m. Monday on I-70 near the exit to Dayton International Airport Access Road. At that time, a 2023 Volvo XC-90 reportedly rear-ended a 2019 Nissan Frontier, then fled the scene of the crash. The Nissan followed and called the police, giving them the Volvo's information, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The highway patrol said that the Volvo exited I-70 to Airport Access Road, continued northeast on Terminal Road, and crashed into a 2022 Chrysler Pacifica, which was making a left turn from Terminal Drive onto Boeing Drive.
That crash was reported at 2:14 p.m., the highway patrol said.
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Lt. Dallas Root of the OSHP Dayton Post said that all four people who died were in the Pacifica.
One other person from the minivan was taken by ground ambulance to Miami Valley Hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries, according to a release.
The driver of the Volvo, who was not identified Tuesday morning, sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and was taken to Kettering Health Dayton.
The driver of the Nissan was not injured.
According to the highway patrol, they believe impairment was a factor in both crashes.
