FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WDTN) — A man was hit and killed on I-75 South in Franklin Township on Wednesday night.
According to the Lebanon Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the fatal crash occurred at 7:38 p.m. on I-75 South near milepost 40 in Franklin Township, Warren County.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2019 Peterbilt tractor-trailer combination was traveling south on I-75 while a pedestrian, 50-year-old Jerry Sprinkle, was in the roadway.
The tractor-trailer reportedly struck Sprinkle and he died at the scene.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
OSHP reported that no charges have been filed and this crash remains under investigation.
