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SHARONVILLE — A special fund has been established to help a Monroe family who lost their mother/wife in a tragic automobile accident on Interstate 75.

Donations for the Randy and Terri Rudd Relief Fund are being accepted at all Fifth Third Bank locations, a relative said Thursday, June 12.

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Police are looking for Molly, the Rudd family's yellow Labrador that has been missing since an Interstate 75 wreck on Wednesday, June 11, that killed 40-year-old Terri Rudd of Monroe, and injured her husband and daughter.Click to enlarge

The family was traveling on I-75 just north of Sharon Road about 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, when their 2008 Pontiac Torrent went out of control and flipped, ejecting Terri Rudd and her daughter, Chelsea, who just completed fifth grade.

Terri Rudd, 40, was pronounced dead shortly after the accident at Bethesda North Hospital. Randy Rudd, 43, and Chelsea Rudd were transported to area hospitals, where they are expected to recover, according to a relative.

"Randy and Chelsea are doing better," said Christopher Rudd of Dayton. "They both are doing good. Their conditions are improving. They're both going to make it through it."

Police are looking for witnesses to the crash, and continue to search for the family's dog, Molly, a yellow Labrador. The dog was in the vehicle at the time of the accident.

Citing privacy laws, University Hospital officials would not give a condition for Randy Rudd, who was transported there by medical helicopter after the accident. He was initially listed in critical condition as a patient in the intensive care unit, but family members said Thursday he is recovering.

Chelsea Rudd was listed in fair condition Thursday at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

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