Wabash County – Today at approximately 5:00 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle crash near 768 East Old State Road 24, in which a Lagro, IN man died.
The preliminary crash investigation by Indiana State Police Sergeant Rick Brown revealed that Jeffery Spencer, 40, Lagro, IN was driving a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria eastbound on Old State Road 24. Troopers believe the Ford was traveling too fast for the wet road conditions and hydroplaned near 768 East. The Ford traveled off the south side of the road and struck a utility pole.
Spencer died from injuries sustained in the crash.
This crash is still under investigation but evidence indicates that the use of alcohol and high speed contributed to this crash.
Sergeant Brown was assisted at the crash scene by Sergeant Daniel Prus, Trooper Jeremy Perez, the Wabash County Coroner’s Office, and the Wabash County EMA.
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