PRESS RELEASE

On January 12, 2026 at approximately 2:35 pm Darke County Deputies along with Osgood Fire and Rescue, responded to the intersection of North Star-Ft. Loramie Road and Reed Road for a two-vehicle injury crash.

Preliminary investigation revealed a white Toyota Highlander driven by Melanie Ramsdial 46, of Greenville was traveling eastbound on North Star-Ft. Loramie Road when she collided with a gray Ford Escape, driven by Caleb Heitkamp 23, of Versailles, who was stopped at the southbound stop sign on Reed Road and pulled out into the intersection failing to yield the right of way.

Ramsdial was transported to Wayne HealthCare for minor injuries and Heitkamp was uninjured.