LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 17-year-old driver is dead after a head-on crash in Liberty Township on Wednesday, according to Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones.
Jones said officers responded to Mauds Hughes Road, just south of Kyles Station Road in Liberty Township at around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 14.
The early stages of the investigation show that a 17-year-old boy driving a Honda Civic was heading north when he crossed the center yellow line "for unknown reasons" and crashed into a 2021 Ford Transit van heading south, Jones said.
The 17-year-old was taken to UC West Chester Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff.
The Butler County Coroner's Office identified the teen as Sajandeep Singh, according to our content partner Journal-News. Journal-News reported that Singh was a student in the Lakota Local Schools district.
The driver of the van was also taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries.
What may have caused the crash remains under investigation, Jones said.
