Written by Christian LeDuc, WCPO digital content producer
A 19-year-old woman died after spending nearly a week in the hospital after a crash involving a semi-truck on I-75.
It happened Oct. 4 just after midnight south of the Richwood Road exit near the I-71 split in Boone County.
According to police, a Subaru being driven by a 21-year-old was traveling north in the left lane when the driver stopped the vehicle in the left lane just over the crest of a hill.
Shortly after the vehicle came to a stop, a semi hauling two trailers plowed into the Subaru that was stopped in the left lane.
The driver of the Subaru sustained minor injuries. The 19-year-old passenger, Brianna Pyles, was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office, Pyles died over the weekend.
The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.
Police have not said if they know why the driver of the Subaru decided to come to a complete stop in the left lane of a highway.
No charges have been filed.
The crash closed the highway for nearly four hours.
