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MONDAY ACCIDENTS IN WEST ALEXANDRIA, ALQUINA TURN FATAL

(Alquina, IN and West Alexandria, OH)--The crash near Alquina that Kicks 96 and 101.7 The Point News reported Tuesday morning has turned fatal.  Tuesday afternoon, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said that a Monday crash on Alquina Road has claimed the life of Connie Smith of Liberty.  She was flown to University Hospital in Cincinnati and was pronounced dead there.  Two other people were helped out of the burning vehicle by first responders and were sent by ground ambulance to Reid Health.  The cause of the accident remains under investigation.  Preble County officials said Tuesday that the person who was struck by a car Monday night in West Alexandria has died.  The victim was identified yesterday as 70-year-old Mary Cooper.  The preliminary investigation showed that the Cooper was crossing the street just north of the intersection of U.S. 35 and State Route 503 when she was struck by a 17-year-old driver from Lewisburg.  The incident remains under investigation.