On November 11 at approximately 8:05 am, members of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and other emergency services personnel responded to the area of State Road 56 West, near Dog Trot Road, referencing a single motor vehicle crash.
Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2019 Hino box truck, off the south side of the roadway, on its side. The driver was identified as Timothy Vaughn, age 45 of Indianapolis, Indiana. Vaughn was transported to St. Vincent Hospital, in Salem, Indiana. His injuries were not life-threatening.
Evidence gathered at the scene along with witness statements indicated Vaughn was traveling east on State Road 56, when for some unknown reason, he drove off the south edge of the roadway. Vaughn over corrected and lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle came to a rest off the south side of the roadway, on its side.
Detective Brad Naugle is the investigating officer and was assisted by Sheriff Brent Miller, members of the Salem Fire Department and the Washington County Ambulance Service.
Photo provided by Sheriff Miller.