VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— State Troopers from Indiana State Police’s Putnamville Post are currently investigating a death in Vigo County.
According to the news release troopers were dispatched to the Indiana State Police weigh station on Interstate 70 shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday. Troopers were called to the station located on the Indiana-Illinois state line for a welfare check after a company was unable to contact their driver. The release states that when the troopers arrived, no one would answer the door to the semi and they had to force entry. That’s when they discovered a deceased man.
Initial investigations show no signs of self-harm or foul play. Vigo County Coroner’s Office was able to identify the man as 52-year-old Ernest N. Rhodes from Fordland, Missouri. The autopsy has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. WTWO will update the story if more information becomes available.
