Car crashes into house, catches fire
From Gazette staff reports
A Richwood man was transported by helicopter and a house was ruled a total loss after a vehicle crashed into a home to avoid hitting a deer on Route 31.
According to the preliminary investigation from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Kiara Lowry, 18, of Richwood, was driving northbound on Route 31 at 1:20 a.m., Saturday, in a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox and swerved to avoid hitting a deer in the road. Her vehicle ran off the right side of the road and crashed into the private home at 34272 Route 31.
The vehicle and residence became fully engulfed in flames. All five people inside the home were able to escape after the crash occurred. The Southeastern Hardin Fire Department was …
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