Toddler struck by vehicle passes away

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NORTH LEWISBURG – A two-year-old North Lewisburg girl died Wednesday, July 5 after being struck by a vehicle at the Meadows of North Lewisburg mobile home complex.

Dawn Susral was transported by CareFlight Air and Mobile Services to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, where she succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash, troopers of the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol report.

According to troopers’ preliminary investigation, a 2009 Honda Pilot, operated by Ashley Puckett, 31, also of North Lewisburg, pulled into a residence around 6 p.m. in the 700 block of Mill Street. Puckett’s passengers exited the vehicle to their residence. Puckett backed up from the residence to Mill Street and struck Dawn, who was among the passengers in the vehicle.

Puckett was not injured as a result of the crash.

Troopers were also assisted by the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office, North Lewisburg Police Department, and the Northeast Champaign County Fire District.

The crash remains under investigation.