Cruiser cam catches 100 mph crash - The crash shut down freeway
for six hours
(from wdtn.com)
SUGARCREEK TWP., Montgomery Co. (WDTN) - A single car crash on
Interstate 675 shut down the southbound lanes in Sugarcreek Twp.
for six hours Aug. 23.
Brennan S. Eden, 19, of Mason, Ohio, lost control of his car
and slammed into the concrete pillar of a bridge south of Indian
Ripple Road about 7:15 a.m.
The force of the crash broke the car into three pieces and Brennan
was ejected.
Witnesses said moments before the crash, Brennan was passing
other drivers at speeds of at least 100 mph. He crashed when he
drove off the left side of the roadway while passing a Sugarcreek
Twp. police car. The crash was caught on that officer's cruiser
camera.
"He went down into the median, into the grass, hit the guardrail,
went airborne and the car hit the center post of the bridge and
literally exploded into three main pieces," said witness
Mark Riley.
Police said Brennan was alert and conscious after the crash and
was flown to Miami Valley Hospital by Careflight where he was
last listed in critical condition.
"He is very lucky to still be alive at this point,"
said Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Marty Fellure. "You can
see behind me the impact he took and where he got ejected and
landed, he's a very fortunate man right now."
Fellure said they are still investigating the crash trying to
determine the driver's speed and why he was passing cars on the
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