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OVI, drugs suspected in wrong-way Brookfield crash

BROOKFIELD, TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKBN)- A car and semi collided head-on in Brookfield Township Wednesday.

It happened about 1:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes of State Route 82, just east of Obermiyer Road.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a car driven by Taj Ashley Albert, 39, of Slippery Rock, Pa., was traveling on the wrong side of the divided highway and drove into the path of the semi.

Albert suffered minor injuries and was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital.

The driver of the semi was not hurt.

Troopers say that suspected illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia were found in Albert’s car. She was charged with OVI, wrong way on a divided highway and failure to wear a seat belt. Drug charges are pending.

Troopers credit the semi driver with slowing down before the crash.

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State Route 82 was down to one lane westbound during the investigation but has since fully reopened.

Brookfield Township EMS, Brookfield Township Fire Department, Brookfield Township Police Department, and the Ohio Department of Transportation assisted at the crash scene.

Nick Rich contributed to this report.