Capt. Barry Cron has been released from Miami Valley Hospital, a day after he was hit by a vehicle on U.S. 35.
Cron was admitted to the hospital after the Tuesday morning crash and he had been in serious condition.
Officials said the captain was speaking to a victim involved in a multiple vehicle crash on U.S. 35 when another vehicle lost control and slammed into the pileup. Police video shows Cron being thrown from the impact several feet from where he was standing.
Cron has been with the Dayton Fire Department since 1992 and was promoted to captain in November 2012, officials said. He works out of Station 13.
The crash, which occurred on U.S. 35 east near Gettysburg Avenue just before 5:30 a.m., created a pileup that involved 12 vehicles.
Another crash on U.S. 35 east near Abbey Avenue involved three vehicles. U.S. 35 was closed in both directions between Abbey Avenue and Liscum Drive while crews responded to the crashes and treated roads that had been made slick because of light snow overnight and snow melt that had frozen.
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