Two residents of Osgood, Ohio, were killed on Monday morning, November 9, 2026, when their small car was struck from behind on North Star–Fort Loramie Road in Darke County and overturned several times, the Darke County Sheriff's Office said.
Source: WDTN (Dayton)
Deputies were dispatched to the 8300 block of the road shortly after 9 a.m. after reports of a serious two-vehicle crash. Investigators determined that a black 2014 Dodge Charger, driven by 20-year-old Michael J. Miller of Union City, Indiana, was travelling eastbound when it struck a blue 2007 Chevrolet Aveo that was travelling eastbound in the same lane.
After the impact, the Aveo crossed the centre line and went off the left side of the road, where it overturned several times. The sheriff's office has not yet said what caused the Charger to strike the Aveo, and investigators have not announced whether speed, distraction or another factor played a role.
Rita M. Goubeaux, 97, of Osgood, who was riding in the front passenger seat of the Aveo, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Aveo's driver, Kenneth E. Goubeaux, 66, also of Osgood, was flown by CareFlight air ambulance to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where he was later pronounced dead.
Miller, the Charger driver, was treated at the scene and released. Authorities have not announced whether he will face any charges in connection with the two deaths; that decision normally follows the completed crash investigation.
Reconstruction team called in
The Darke County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction Team and an investigator from the Darke County Coroner's Office assisted at the scene. The sheriff's office said its investigation of the collision is continuing, and further details will be released as findings are confirmed.
A rural road near the Indiana line
North Star–Fort Loramie Road is a two-lane rural road across the farm country of northern Darke County, in western Ohio. Osgood is a small village in the county, and Union City — the Charger driver's hometown — sits just across the state line in Indiana, so cross-border trips along these county roads are part of everyday life. On such roads there are no medians or barriers, and a rear-end impact at rural-road speed can push a smaller, lighter car off the pavement, as investigators say happened here.
The deaths put the focus back on rear-end collisions on two-lane roads, where a moment's inattention leaves a driver with almost no distance to react. The sheriff's office has not attributed fault beyond the preliminary account, and its reconstruction — measuring marks, vehicle damage and final positions — is the step that will determine how fast the Charger was travelling and whether the Aveo was moving or slowing when it was hit.
The sheriff's Accident Reconstruction Team will complete its report on speeds, impact points and vehicle positions. Any decision on charges would be taken after that investigation, typically in consultation with the Darke County Prosecutor's Office. The coroner's office will complete its findings on the two deaths.
The sheriff's office released the names of the two people killed on Monday. No funeral or memorial details had been announced in the reports available at publication, and the investigation remains open.