NEWS
2 injured in Pike County crash
Gazette staff
WAVERLY – Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Ohio 32 at Shyville Road Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, a 2007 GMC truck driven by Jackson resident Tammy Batey, 43, was traveling westbound on Ohio 32 when she was struck in the rear by a 2008 Kia Sorento driven by Tyler Kratzer, 21, of Cincinnati. Batey was not injured in the crash.
Two passengers in Kratzer's vehicle, Madison McLaughlin, 21, and Molly Budsick, 19, both of Madison, were transported to Pike Community Hospital due to minor injuries to their legs and back, the patrol said. They were later released.
The crash remains under investigation.