Hamilton OSHP Post investigating 3-vehicle fatal crash involving a pedestrian

The Hamilton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a three-vehicle fatal vehicle crash. The crash occurred Tuesday, June 25, at 2:55 a.m., on northbound Interstate 75 near mile post 28 in Liberty Township, Butler County.

The preliminary investigation revealed a 2013 Mazda CX-5 was traveling north on Interstate 75 and stopped in the roadway in the middle lanes for an unknown reason. The two occupants of the Mazda exited the vehicle into the roadway.

One of the two occupants, Damone K. Maston, 21, of Dayton, and the Mazda were struck by a 2022 Kenworth tractor-trailer combination, operated by Joseph F. Shalata, 47, of Tunkhannock, Penn.

Maston was then struck again by a 2021 International truck, operated by Steve W. Moore, 58, of Franklin. Maston succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.

The other occupant of the Mazda, Latoria L. Peppers, 35, of Dayton, was transported by ground ambulance to Atrium Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Shalata and Moore were not injured as a result of the crash.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, Liberty Township Fire and EMS and the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The crash remains under investigation by the Hamilton Post.

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