BLOOMINGTON – On Saturday, December 9 at at approximately 9:30 PM, Monroe County Sheriff Deputies responded to a call reporting 20-year-old Colin Vasil had fallen from the bed of a pickup truck, and was injured at Ivy Tech Community College in the 200 block of North Daniels Way.
The caller reported a person had fallen out of the back of a large truck that was doing donuts and creating excessive noises at the college.
When deputies arrived they found the driver and Vasil.
Police learned that the driver 18-year-old Joseph Mattes was doing donuts in the parking lot when Vasil climbed into the bed of the pickup. Due to the centripetal force, Vasil was thrown from the bed of the truck.
Consequently, Colin collided with the asphalt and lost consciousness. He also suffered lacerations to
his face.
Witnesses on the scene were preparing to start CPR before he regained consciousness.
Mattes was arrested on a charge of criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony.
