Pickup Truck versus Pedestrian Crash Results in Minor Injuries
Vigo County—This morning at 9:49, Indiana State Police and Vigo County emergency agencies responded to a pickup truck versus pedestrian crash in the southbound lanes of US 41, just south of Johnson Avenue.
Preliminary investigation revealed a red 2015 Ford pickup, driven by 35-year-old Mathew J. Stewart of Terre Haute, IN., was exiting a private retail lot eastbound and attempting a right turn to proceed southbound on US 41. In doing so, the Stewart vehicle struck 47-year-old Lawrence G. Johnson of Terre Haute, IN. as he was walking northbound along the southbound shoulder area of US 41.
Lawrence G. Johnson was transported to Terre Haute Regional Hospital for non-life threatening injuries, abrasions and contusions, and later released. Johnson tested positive for alcohol at .03% BAC. No citations.
Mathew Stewart was not injured, not cited, and alcohol was not a factor.
The crash was investigated by ISP Master Trooper Hans Nowak. Assisting were other ISP Troopers, Vigo County Sheriff’s Deputies, Honey Creek Fire/Rescue, and Riley Fire/Rescue/EMS paramedics.
Attached picture is from the scene.
Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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SGT. JOE WATTS
