PEDESTRIAN FATALY INJURED AFTER GETTING STRUCK BY VEHICLE

Friday, August 20, 2021 at 6:46 AM

By Jennings County Sheriff Office

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                                 jennings(File)

On August 19, 2021 at approximately 4:12 a.m., a Jennings County man was struck and killed by a vehicle on ST RD 3 South near CR 400 S. Charles Couchman, 78 of North Vernon, was walking north bound on SR 3 when he was struck by a vehicle traveling north. The preliminary investigation showed that Charles had been a passenger in a vehicle that was traveling south when the vehicle ran out of fuel. Charles exited the vehicle and began walking north in the north bound lane when he was struck.

A crash reconstructionist from the Indiana State Police was contacted to reconstruct the crash.

Assisting agencies:

Jennings County Dispatch

Lovett Fire

Jennings County EMS

Jennings County Coroner’s Office

Indiana State Police

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