Ohio state troopers identify woman in fatal Warren County crash

WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a Cincinnati woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-71 northbound in Deerfield Township Sunday.

Troopers say their initial investigation shows that a 2022 Chevy Trax driven by Shirley Coletta, 76, was traveling northbound when her SUV was struck from behind by a 2016 Hyundai Genesis, driven by 25-year-old Samuel Sperry of Cincinnati.

Both vehicles went off the right side of the interstate and Coletta’s SUV rolled over, a news release from OSP says.

Troopers say Coletta died at the scene.

Her passenger, Patricia Jump, 54, of Cincinnati, was transported to Bethesda North with serious injuries, according to OSP.

In the news release, state police say speed, alcohol, and drugs are suspected and the crash remains under investigation.

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