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By Philip Hensley, Indiana State Police Master Trooper
A crash Monday along State Road 56 in Washington County took the life of an Austin man and seriously injured a second driver.
Around 7:31 a.m. Monday, 62-year-old James Fox of Austin was traveling east on State Road 56 near Elk Creek Road. Investigators believe Fox crossed into the westbound lanes and into the path of 46-year-old Jason Terrell of Bedford. Terrell was traveling west on State Road 56. Fox’s 2007 Chevrolet Silverado collided with Terrell’s 2013 GMC Sierra in a near head-on collision, which forced both vehicles out of the roadway.
Fox was pronounced dead at the scene by the Washington County Coroner’s Office. Terrell was extricated from his GMC and was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital for his injuries.
State Road 56 was closed for nearly four hours as the State Police Crash Reconstruction Team investigated the collision and the scene was cleared.
The family of the deceased has been notified, but the crash remains under investigation.