SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — One person was killed in a single vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Carlisle, Ind. and another person was seriously injured.
According to a news release from Sullivan County Sheriff Clark Cottom, the sheriff’s office received a dispatch call around 5:30 p.m. Nov. 28 in reference to a single vehicle crash on County Road 500 E., near County Road 650 S., northeast of Carlisle.
Upon arrival, a deputy learned that one person, later identified as Jeremy Jewell, 40, Carlisle, had died from injuries sustained in the crash. A second occupant, later identified as Isaiah Jewell, 22, Carlisle, was seriously injured and was taken by emergency personnel to be treated.
Jewell was flown to an Indianapolis hospital where he is still in critical condition, Cottom said.
A preliminary investigation by the sheriff’s office showed that the Toyota Camry left the roadway before striking a tree. Sheriff Cottom said investigators are still working to clarify which occupant was driving the vehicle. Additionally, a crash reconstructionist from the Indiana State Police was called in to assist with the investigation.
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