Thursday morning crash claims the life of Georgetown teen

NEW SALISBURY – A single-vehicle crash just south of New Salisbury early Thursday morning took the life of a Georgetown teen.

According to Indiana State Police troopers, around 3:35 a.m. on Thursday, 19-year-old Dylan Lee Wilson of Georgetown traveled north on State Road 135, just north of Trestle Road, in his 2002 Saturn.  As Wilson was going around the curve in the road, he lost control of his vehicle and drove off the roadway to the west.  After leaving the roadway, Wilson struck a rock wall, causing the car to roll over.

Wilson was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Harrison County Coroner. 

The Indiana State Police crash reconstruction team is investigating the crash. State Road 135 was closed until just after 8:00 a.m.

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, EMS, and Coroner’s Office assisted State Police at the scene.