Police responded to the south Springfield crash, about four blocks west of Limestone Street, at around 2:35 p.m.
City communications director Karen Graves said the crash was a head-on collision “resulting from a white Pontiac G6 traveling left of center into the oncoming lane, striking a black Kia Sorento.” Mundy was a front-seat passenger in the white Pontiac, and the car’s driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
According to neighbors, both cars had significant front-end damage.
The News-Sun has requested more information, but had not received the incident report from Springfield Police as of Friday afternoon. Graves said the investigation make take a longer time to complete.
It’s unclear whether either of the vehicles was speeding, but John Street is residential, with one lane in each direction and room for cars to park on either side.
Springfield’s last fatal crash was Oct. 16 around Derr Road and Vester Avenue, according to Graves. In that case, a woman walking in the road was struck and killed by a vehicle.
Ohio Director of Public Safety Andy Wilson recently said crashes were down in Springfield since State Highway Patrol officers began targeted enforcement last fall. From Sept. 11 to March 10, there were 2,067 traffic citations issued, and 1,595 non-enforcement actions.
Crashes in September totaled 133, with 122 in October, 112 in November, 154 in December (a spike Wilson attributed to inclement weather), 122 in January and 101 in February.
Staff photographer Joseph Cooke contributed to this report.
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