Freightliner crashes into SR 726 overpass on I-70; driver in critical condition

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A person is in what officials described as critical condition after a commercial motor vehicle crash in Preble County early this Wednesday morning.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Dayton Patrol Post, the crash happened at approximately 3:50 a.m. on I-70 east, near milemarker seven, in Monroe Twp.

The initial investigation found a 2025 Freightliner Cascadia was heading east on I-70 and drove right off the road and crashed into the side of the State Route 726 overpass. (It has since been reopened to traffic.)

Dayton and Harrison Twp. set for mosquito spraying this Wednesday

Medics took the driver to Kettering Medical Center, where they are listed as being in critical condition…

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