Five dead, one seriously injured in tragic car accident in Ohio

GOSHEN, Ohio (AP) — An early morning two-car crash on an Ohio road has killed five people and seriously injured another, authorities said.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a car heading northeast on Route 28 hit a car trying to cross the road shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sunday in Goshen Township. Police said the two vehicles ended up in a ditch and an embankment.

Authorities said the crash claimed the lives of both drivers, Mathew Penny, 25, of Cincinnati, and Dustin McDole, 43, of Goshen. Also killed were two occupants of Penny’s vehicle, Chloe Love, 19, of Loveland, and Dezmen Jernigan, 18, of Goshen, as well as McDole’s passenger, Andrea Iery, 42, of Pleasant Plain.

All were pronounced dead at the scene by the Clermont County Coroner’s Office, authorities said. McDole and Iery were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, officials said.

An 18-year-old Milford resident who was also in Penny’s car was taken to UC Medical Center with what the highway patrol described as “life-threatening injuries.”

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