Driver hits Rumpke employee on Middletown route

A Rumpke employee has serious injuries after a driver hit him along his route Monday morning, according to a company spokeswoman. The driver of a pickup truck hit the Rumpke employee at about 6:30 a.m. near Central Avenue and Henkel Road, spokeswoman Molly Yeager said. The employee was throwing trash in the back of his truck at the time. A medical helicopter took him to Miami Valley Hospital.