On March 21, 2026, at 6:47 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a two-vehicle accident where one vehicle had flipped over, and two occupants were still in the vehicle at the intersection of State Road 64 and County Road 550 East. Multiple emergency service crews were dispatched to the scene, and a medical helicopter was placed on standby until the patients could be assessed by a Gibson County Ambulance Crew.
Sgt. Loren Barchett investigated the accident and determined that a White 2011 Chevy Silverado was Eastbound on State Road 64 and attempted to turn North onto County Road 550 East when it struck a Westbound Red 2000 Jeep Wrangler. The driver and passenger of the Jeep Wrangler were stuck in the overturned vehicle but extricated by fire crews. Both the driver and passenger were taken to an Evansville area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in their investigation by Officers with the Oakland City Police Department, Princeton Police Department, and Indiana Conservation Office. Francisco Fire, Patoka Township, East Gibson Fire, and multiple crews from the Gibson County Ambulance Service also assisted in this incident.
