Jennings County, In. — Indiana State Police investigated two fatal crashes in Jennings County on Tuesday.
At 8 a.m. a car driven by Sharlene Whitsell, 59, of Seymour, was eastbound on County Road 800 North when she drove into the path of Betty Lou Hicks, 42, of North Vernon, at the intersection of County Road 1300 East. After colliding in the intersection, both cars left the roadway. The Hicks vehicle struck a tree.
Hicks was pronounced dead at the scene. Whitsell suffered minor injuries. Investigators say Hicks was not properly restrained.
The investigation is ongoing.
Around 4:30 p.m. a car driven by Dalton Rinker, 19, of North Vernon, entered State Road 7 from County Road 500 North. Rinker drove into the path of a semi truck driven by Leonel Guillen, 39, of Indianapolis.
Rinker was pronounced dead at the scene. Guillen was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
