CINCINNATI — One person is dead after a crash that shut down I-74 for hours early Tuesday morning.
Cincinnati police said officers responded to the 18.3-mile marker just before 3 a.m. Tuesday for a reported crash. The Traffic Unit determined the driver of a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse was traveling east in the westbound lanes when they hit a 43-year-old driving a 2021 Subaru Outback traveling in the correct direction.
The driver of the Chevy was taken to UC Medical Center with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries. The Subaru driver was trapped inside the vehicle. Once they were extracted, emergency crews pronounced them dead at the scene.
Police said the person driving the Traverse was not wearing a seat belt, while the Subaru driver was. Impairment is being investigated as a contributing factor.
At this time, police have not named the driver killed in the crash.
Any witnesses are asked to contact CPD's Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.
