SALEM – A Salem man was killed Wednesday morning north of the bypass on State Road 56 East and State Road 60.
Washington County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the accident after Central Dispatch received a 911 call reporting the single-vehicle accident at 8:32 a.m.
The caller reported she saw the car leave the roadway and go down into a field on the north end of the bypass.
According to police, the driver was traveling south on the bypass when for an unknown reason the vehicle left the roadway and traveled approximately 470 feet and struck a tree.
The driver, 42-year-old Eric Benham, of Salem, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the crash is still under investigation.
Investigating the accident were Washington County Detective Brad Naugle and Sheriff Brent Miller along with other deputies. Also assisting at the scene were Salem Police Officer Chris Cauble, Washington County EMS, Salem Fire Department, Washington County Coroner’s Office, and troopers with the Indiana State Police.
