The Ohio Highway Patrol reports that Higginbotham was traveling northbound on Sunderland Road when she failed to stop for the stop sign at State Route 117 and struck a westbound semi around 9:30 Wednesday morning. After that impact, Higginbotham's vehicle was then struck by an eastbound Jeep Cherokee driven by 60-year-old Jeffrey Hunt of Lima. Hunt was transported to Mercy Health-Saint Rita's with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the semi was treated at the scene.