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Five Ohio residents identified as victims in fatal Wharton Township crash
Mark Hoffman/Herald-Standard
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The Fayette County coroner has identified five people who were killed in a fatal crash in Wharton Township earlier this week.
Dr. Bob Baker posted a press release to Facebook Wednesday identifying the driver as Harold Nibert, 55. The passengers in the car were Bradley Thivener, 47, Krystal May 36, Amanda Dawson, 33, and Dawson’s 7-month-old son Kullen Dawson. All of the victims were from Delaware, Ohio.
The crash occurred at about 1:30 p.m. while Nibert was driving east on Route 40. According to Baker, Nibert’s vehicle crossed the double yellow line into opposing traffic and struck a tractor-trailer head on.
All five victims were declared dead at the scene.
The accident occurred near Route 40’s intersection with Meadow Run Drive. The stretch of road is known for serious accidents. Chair of the township board of supervisors Brain VanSickle told the Herald-Standard earlier this week that it is, “a deadly and dangerous road.”
“The track record reinforces that. Seven fatalities in the past six months,” VanSickle, who is also chief of the Farmington Fire Department, said.
VanSickle plans to ask the state to conduct a study of Route 40, which is owned and maintained by the state, and to reduce its speed limit to 45.
Data provided by PennDOT District 12 shows that there were 13 crashes on Route 40 from Route 381 to Hawes Road between 2018 and 2022 with 13 minor injuries reported.