Full Notification

On 02-02-2023 at 2:29pm, deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of US Hwy 41 and Mayfair Dr. An SUV was attempting to cross the northbound lanes of US Hwy 41 from the crossover, and into a parking lot to the east. The SUV failed to yield the-right-of way to a northbound semi tractor-trailer. The semi crashed into the passenger side of the SUV, sending it spinning to the northeast and into a parking lot. The passenger of the SUV was killed in the crash, and the driver was sent via medical helicopter to Methodist Hospital In Indianapolis where she later succumbed to her injuries as well. The driver of the semi was not injured, but was taken for a drug and alcohol test per Indiana law. The results of those tests are pending. The Vigo County Fatal Crash Team was called to the scene to reconstruct the crash. The passenger of the SUV was 84 year old Emma Haddox of Paris IL. The driver’s identity will be released pending family notification. The driver of the Semi was 61 year old James Wood of Bloomingdale IN. Our thoughts and prayers are with all involved. John Plasse Vigo County Sheriff