JEFFERSON COUNTY, IN — A Laurel man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning on US 421 near the Jefferson Proving Ground entrance in northern Jefferson County.
Indiana State Police say the initial investigation by Trooper David Owsley and other troopers with the ISP-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team indicated that shortly before 7 am Friday, a black 2010 Kia Forte driven by 23-year-old Charles Hunter of Laurel was traveling south on US 421 near the JPG entrance when, for an unknown reason, Hunter’s vehicle crossed the centerline into the path of a northbound gray 2017 Toyota Tundra driven by 64-year-old Antonio Lopez of Vancouver, Washington.
The vehicles collided nearly head on.
As a result of the collision, Hunter suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
Lopez suffered minor injuries and was transported to King’s Daughters’ Hospital in Madison for treatment.
Speed and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the collision although toxicology results are pending at this time.
The crash remains under investigation.
Indiana State Police was assisted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, King’s Daughters’ EMS, the Madison Township and Rykers Ridge fire departments, and Stanley’s Wrecker Service.
