MORGAN CO. — Police have arrested John Elliott, the husband of the late Morgan County Clerk Stephanie Elliott, in connection to an accident that resulted in her death.
John Elliott is facing felony charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death and reckless homicide.
Stephanie Elliott was killed in a crash on July 2, 2022. John Elliott was seriously injured.
John Elliot and his wife were driving in a pickup truck about a half-mile south on State Road 67 and State Road 39 south junction where State Road 67 turns from a four-lane divided highway to a two-lane highway.
The pickup truck crossed the northbound lane and traveled down an embankment and struck several trees causing the vehicle to flip. They found Stephanie Elliott laying on top of her husband.
John was wearing his seatbelt, but Stephanie was not.
Stephanie Elliott was pronounced deceased at the scene, while John was flown to a hospital in Indianapolis in critical condition.
In addition to being the clerk for Morgan County at the time, she was also running as the Republican candidate for the Morgan County auditor in the November general election.
