Police seek potential witnesses to fatal Fourth of July crash in Kettering

Kettering police pictured at the scene of where a vehicle apparently drove into a house on the corner of Marshall Road and Flowerdale Avenue early July 4, 2025. Police say the driver of the vehicle was deceased upon their arrival. The coroner is working on identification and notification of next of kin. SAM WILDOW/STAFF

Kettering police pictured at the scene of where a vehicle apparently drove into a house on the corner of Marshall Road and Flowerdale Avenue early July 4, 2025. Police say the driver of the vehicle was deceased upon their arrival. The coroner is working on identification and notification of next of kin. SAM WILDOW/STAFF
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Updated July 4, 2025
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Kettering police are asking potential witnesses to a fata crash Friday morning to speak to officers.

Police responded to the 4200 block of Marshall Road near Flowerdale Avenue for a crash and found the driver deceased, said Officer Cynthia James, Kettering police public information officer.

The truck’s bed appeared to partially be inside a home.

Investigators identified two vehicles that may have witnessed the crash.

One is believed to be a 2019-2021 Toyota RAV 4 and the other could be a 2016-2020 Mitsubishi Outlander, police said.

Those with information about the vehicles or the crash should call police at 937-296-2555

Crews are investigating what led up to and caused the crash. The crash took place about a block away from the Fairmont Plaza Shopping Center, which is offer of Stroop Road in Kettering.

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office is working to identify the driver and contact their next of kin.

West Carrollton Police were also on scene Friday aiding in the investigation.

Kettering police pictured at the scene of where a vehicle apparently drove into a house on the corner of Marshall Road and Flowerdale Avenue early July 4, 2025. Police say the driver of the vehicle was deceased upon their arrival. The coroner is working on identification and notification of next of kin. SAM WILDOW/STAFF

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Kettering police pictured at the scene of where a vehicle apparently drove into a house on the corner of Marshall Road and Flowerdale Avenue early July 4, 2025. Police say the driver of the vehicle was deceased upon their arrival. The coroner is working on identification and notification of next of kin. SAM WILDOW/STAFF

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