Icy roads blamed for fatal Union County crash

LIBERTY, Ind.– Saturday’s icy roads may have caused a fatal accident in Union County.

Wappes “Doc” Dawson, 67, of Connersville, was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Indiana 44 West near the Whitewater Gun Club.

Dawson lost control of his vehicle as it spun sideways and struck another car, the Richmond Pal-Item reports.

The other driver was taken to McCullough-Hyde Hospital and was listed in serious-but-stable condition.