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Scottsburg Man Arrested on Warrant as a Result of a Traffic Crash Involving Death
 
Scott County-This past Sunday evening, March 26^th, a trooper from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg arrested Lucas Petty, 23, from Scottsburg, IN, on an arrest warrant out of Scott County. The arrest was the result of an investigation that began on January 2^nd of this year after Fred Moss, from Louisville, KY, but a frequent visitor to the Scottsburg area, was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Lucas Petty.
 
As a result of laboratory test results that returned and other information gathered by troopers at the scene on January 2^nd, 2017, an arrest warrant was issued for Lucas Petty on the following charges: Leaving the Scene of an Operating While Intoxicated Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury; Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death; Causing Death while Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated and Causing Death when Operating While Intoxicated with a Schedule One or Two Controlled Substance with Defendant being at least 21 Years of Age.

Lucas Petty was incarcerated at the Scott County Jail awaiting his court appearances.
 
***Media Note***
A photo of Lucas Petty is attached to this release and below is the original news release that was sent by me on January 3^rd, 2017.
 
Name of Pedestrian Struck in Scott County Released
 
Scottsburg-Yesterday evening around 6:30 pm, Fred Moss, 50, from Louisville, KY, but a frequent visitor to the Scottsburg area, was walking east across U.S. #31 in Scottsburg at Cherry Street. As he was walking in the south bound lane, a 1999 maroon Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, driven by Lucas Petty, 23, from Scottsburg, struck him in the roadway. After Fred Moss was struck, he was knocked into the north bound lanes, still in the roadway, where another vehicle, a white 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck driven by, Travis Riley, 37, from Seymour, IN, struck him again. Fred Moss was pronounced deceased at the scene.
 
Indiana State Police Reconstructionists were called to the scene to assist in the investigation of the crash. After it is completed it will then be forwarded to the Scott County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
 
U.S. #31 was closed for approximately two hours while the investigation was completed.
 
The Scottsburg City Police, Scott County Sheriff’s Department, Scottsburg Fire Department, Scott County Coroner’s Office and Scott County E.M.S. all assisted at the scene.
 
No further information is available at this time.
 
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Sgt. Jerry D. Goodin
 
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