A man has died days after a multi-car crash in Darke County. According to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office – the crash happened at State Route 49 and Gordon-Landis Road on June 15. 30-year-old Wilnack Saintilma of Springfield, died from his injuries at Miami Valley Hospital on June 21. He was the rear-seat passenger of the Honda CRV. A preliminary investigation found that a 63-year-old Dayton woman was driving a Dodge Challenger northwest on SR-49 when she went left of center for an unknown reason.
The Dodge collided with an oncoming semi-truck driven by a 33-year-old Indiana man.
The Challenger then hit a Honda CRV head-on, driven by a 33-year-old Springfield man.
Two of the semi-trailer’s tires came off and hit a GMC Savana work van head-on.
Two adult passengers of the Honda CRV were flown to the hospital; three other adult passengers were taken to a local hospital by ambulance.
The driver of the Dodge was also flown to the hospital.
The other motorists were not hurt.
This crash remains under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff’s Office.