Woman critically injured after car hits tree in Darke County

Premier Health's CareFlight medical helicopter landed and let the public up close for tours during the  Middletown Division of Police National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at Smith Park. There were police k-9 and swat demonstrations, CareFlight helicopter, dunking booth, free food from Gold Star Chili and Kona Ice, bouncy houses, vendors and more. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Premier Health's CareFlight medical helicopter landed and let the public up close for tours during the Middletown Division of Police National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at Smith Park. There were police k-9 and swat demonstrations, CareFlight helicopter, dunking booth, free food from Gold Star Chili and Kona Ice, bouncy houses, vendors and more. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

A woman was flown to the hospital in critical condition Wednesday after a car crashed into a tree in Darke County.

According to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office’s initial investigation, Tessa Garcia, 28, of Greenville was driving a 2012 Volkswagen Passat north on Greenville St. Mary’s Road north of Medford Road in York Twp. when she went off the right side of the road on a curve.

The sheriff’s office said that the car went through the ditch and crashed head-on into a tree.

Emergency crews had to mechanically extract Garcia from the vehicle, the sheriff’s office said.

She was flown via CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, the sheriff’s office said.

Aside from CareFlight, Darke County deputies were joined on the scene by North Star Fire, Versailles Rescue, Ansonia Rescue and the sheriff’s office Accident Reconstruction Team.

The crash remains under investigation.

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