RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. — On Christmas Day, at approximately 3:10 pm, the Indiana State Police responded to a single vehicle fatal crash on US 50 near County Road 450 East at Elrod.
According to state police, a van being driven by Tori D Garcia, 27, of Hanover was traveling eastbound on US 50 near County Road 450 East in Ripley County.
For an unknown reason, Garcia’s vehicle left the south side of the roadway and overturned, before striking a tree. Garcia sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased on the scene by the Ripley County Coroner’s Office.
The front seat passenger in the vehicle, Kaleb A. Skirvin, 21, of Madison, sustained minor injuries in the crash and was treated and released.
A 4 year old girl sustained critical injuries in the crash and was transported to a Cincinnati hospital.
Police say Garcia and Skirvin were not believed to be wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash.
