Deputies and the Multi County Crash Investigation Team are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred in the 20000 block of Collins Road in Allen Township yesterday evening.
On Monday, February 18, 2020 at approximately 5:12 pm, the Union County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 emergency call reporting a two-vehicle head-on crash with serious injuries on Collins Road. Deputies and units from the Allen Township Fire Department and the Marysville Fire Department responded to the scene and found a 1999 Honda Accord that was traveling northeast on Collins Road had struck a 2017 Honda Accord that was traveling southwest on Collins Road. Two victims were initially transported to Memorial Hospital. The driver of the 1999 Honda Accord was then flown to Grant Medical Center where she passed away at 3:21 am this morning. The deceased victim has been identified as Erin A. Lee, age 42 of Urbana.
The preliminary investigation has determined the 1999 Honda Accord was driven left of center and struck the 2017 Honda Accord head on. Investigators have determined that drugs may have been a factor in the crash and additional tests are being conducted. The crash remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. Collins Road was closed for several hours while the crash was investigated and re-opened at approximately 8:30 pm.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Union County Emergency Management Agency.