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Driver killed in Preble County crash identified

The man killed in a fatal Preble County crash on Sunday has been identified.  Jamie R Rogers, 50, of College Corner, the driver of the vehicle, was killed in the crash, according to the Preble County Sheriff’s Office.  At around 2:56 a.m. Sunday morning, the Preble County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call saying a vehicle was in a pond along the roadway of SR 177, near Eaton Oxford Road. When deputies arrived at the scene, the two were found inside of the vehicle, and were submerged in the water. First responders got the two individuals out and began CPR on both of them.  Jamie Rogers was pronounced dead at the hospital, and his wife 50-year-old Bonita S Rogers, who was the passenger in the vehicle is in critical condition at the hospital. The crash remains under investigation by the Preble County Sheriff’s Office.