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PIQUA, Ohio (PIQUA DAILY CALL) - A Piqua High School teacher is listed in serious condition at Miami Valley Hospital after being struck early Sunday morning by a car not far from his home in Minster.

Brian Sherman, 30, of 8 N. Hanover St., Minster, was first taken by the Minster Rescue Squad to Joint Township Memorial Hospital in St. Marys and later transported by CareFlight to Miami
Valley.

Minster Police Chief Randy Houseworth said the crash remains under investigation, but preliminary reports indicate Sherman, who was not walking in a crosswalk, was struck by a car being driven east on Fourth Street by Terry Heitkamp, 38, of 129 S. Hanover St., Minster. The crash occurred at 2:15 a.m. Sunday near the Hanover Street crossing, about a half block from Sherman’s home, Houseworth said.

The crash investigation continues and Houseworth said anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Minster police at (419) 628-2378.