ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OH. (THECOUNT) — Donita Bessent was killed and two people, including 39-year-old Jerry Ncelhamey and his wife, Stacy Ncelhamey, were seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision Saturday night on U.S. 52 near Eight Mile Road in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.
The crash occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on October 31, 2026, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Bessent’s age has not been released.
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Investigators said Bessent was driving a 2025 Honda CR-V and attempting to turn left from Eight Mile Road onto westbound U.S. 52 when she failed to yield. The Honda was struck on the driver’s side by a westbound 2012 Kia driven by Ncelhamey.
Bessent was transported by emergency crews to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries.
Ncelhamey and his wife, who was riding as a passenger in the Kia, were also transported to a hospital with serious injuries. Their current conditions have not been released.
An Air Care medical helicopter was requested to respond to the scene but was later called off, according to local reports.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said neither speed nor impairment appeared to be contributing factors in the collision. The department’s Traffic Safety Unit is investigating.
Anderson Township is located in eastern Hamilton County, southeast of Cincinnati, along the Ohio River in the Cincinnati metropolitan area of southwest Ohio. The crash occurred on U.S. 52 near its intersection with Eight Mile Road.
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