Two die in crash

A husband and wife were killed in an automobile accident Wednesday evening in Mercer County, Ohio, one mile east of the Indiana state line.
Kathleen Hickey, 82, and her husband Billy Hickey, 86, Piqua, Ohio, were killed when the 2006 Chevrolet Impala they were driving in collided with a semi trailer in the intersection of Ohio 49 and Ohio 29.
Kathleen Hickey was driving the vehicle north on Ohio 49 when she failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection, according to a press release issued by Mercer County Sheriff’s Office. A 2012 Volvo tractor and semi-trailer traveling west on Ohio 29 struck the Impala in the intersection, which was closed for about five hours.
Brandon L. Dobbs, 24, Muncie, was driving the semi. He was not injured in the collision.
The accident was reported to Mercer County Central Dispatch at 7:11 p.m. Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinrichs pronounced the couple dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.