SHELBY COUNTY, Ohio (WLIO) — One person is dead and another seriously injured after a high-speed pursuit ended in a crash Saturday afternoon in Shelby County.

The wreck happened around 4 p.m. in the 5000 block of Cardo Road in Cynthian Township. Sidney police say the chase began about 10 minutes earlier after officers were alerted that a vehicle tied to an armed robbery and felonious assault in Montgomery County had been detected by a license-plate reader. An officer located the 2021 Dodge Durango at a gas station on West Michigan Street, but the driver fled, reaching speeds of up to 120 mph.

Investigators say the SUV continued west on Cardo Road, went off the left side of the roadway, rolled several times and landed in a field. The driver, 25-year-old Tre’Sean Clemons of Kettering, was ejected and died at the scene. His passenger, 19-year-old Aaliyah Davis of Piqua, was flown to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

November, 15, 2025, Press Release from the Sidney Police Department: 

Sidney, Ohio – On November 15, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the Sidney Police Department responded to information provided by the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) regarding a vehicle connected to an armed robbery. The vehicle had been detected by Flock safety cameras traveling westbound on State Route 47 in the City of Sidney.

 

Officers located the suspect vehicle at the Clark gas station on Michigan Street near I-75. Upon the officers’ arrival, the vehicle immediately left the station. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled westbound on State Route 47, initiating a pursuit.

 

The suspect vehicle led officers across multiple county roads in the surrounding area. The pursuit ended in the 5000 block of Cordo Road in Shelby County, where the vehicle crashed and rolled multiple times.

 

Life-saving measures were administered to the driver, an adult male. Despite these efforts, the driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. An adult female passenger sustained serious injuries and was transported from the scene by CareFlight.

 

This incident remains under investigation.  The Ohio State Highway Patrol is handling the crash investigation.

 

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, The Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services, and Fort Loramie Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene.

November 15, 2025, Press Release from the Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol:

PIQUA – The Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash. The crash occurred today, November 15, just before 4:00 p.m., at the intersection of Cardo Road and Dawson Road in Cynthian Township, Shelby County.

The preliminary investigation revealed a 2021 Dodge Durango, operated by Tre’Sean L. Clemons, 25, Kettering, was traveling west on Cardo Road. The Dodge was actively fleeing and being pursued by the Sidney Police Department at the time of the crash.

While fleeing west on Cardo Road, the Dodge traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned. Clemons was ejected from the Dodgeat the time of the crash.Clemons succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.

Clemons’ passenger, Aaliyah Davis, 19, Piqua, was transported by CareFlight Air and Mobile Services to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Sidney Police Department, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Loramie Fire & Rescue, CareFlight Air and Mobile Services, Shelby County Coroner’s Office, and Bushnell’s Collison & Towing.

The events before the crash should be directed to the Sidney Police Department.

The crash currently remains under investigation by the Piqua Post.