RUSH COUNTY, IN — A Greensburg woman was struck and killed Friday morning on State Road 3 south of Milroy in rural Rush County.
The Rush County Sheriff’s Office received 911 calls reporting a woman had been struck on State Road 3 near the Rush/Decatur County line shortly before 7 am.
The preliminary crash investigation by Master Troopers Mike Ooley and Tom Schwendenman revealed 21-year-old Colleen Bray of Greensburg was traveling south on State Roard 3 when her 2007 Chevrolet pickup left the roadway. The vehicle rolled over and came to rest along the west side of the roadway. Bray was able to escape the vehicle and for an unknown reason wandered from the scene and began to walk north on State Road 3.
Evidence at the scene indicates she became incapacitated and was laying in the northbound lanes of State Road 3. Sixty-seven-year-old Birdia Carter, also of Greensburg, was traveling north on State Road 3 when her 2010 Chevrolet Traverse struck Bray as she lay in the roadway. Bray was pronounced dead at the scene by the Rush County Coroner.
Carter was transported to Rush Memorial Hospital, where she submitted to a chemical test as required by Indiana state law. There is no indication that drugs or alcohol were contributing factors in the crash.
Due to the complexity of the crash, Indiana State Police detectives and CSI personal were called to the scene to assist with the investigation. Once completed, the investigation will be forwarded to the Rush County Prosecutor’s office for review.
Indiana State Police was assisted at the scene by: ISP-Versailles Post, Rush and Decatur County Sheriff’s Offices, Anderson Township Fire/EMS, the Rush County Coroner, and Davis Towing.
(Indiana State Police-Pendelton Post press release)
