OHIO — A Mercer County man has been arrested after authorities say he fled the scene of a crash that killed a woman Sunday night in Darke County.
According to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called just before 9 p.m. to the 13700 block of Yorkshire-Osgood Road on a report of a person lying in the roadway. Osgood Fire, Osgood Rescue and the Darke County Coroner’s Office also responded.
Investigators say a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jacob Giere, 34, of Maria Stein, was traveling northbound on Yorkshire-Osgood Road when it struck an adult woman who was in the roadway. Authorities say Giere did not stop and left the scene following the collision.
The female victim, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies later made contact with Giere and took him into custody on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident.
The crash remains under investigation.
