WASHINGTON CO. – A crash Monday along State Road 56 in Washington County took the life of an Austin man and seriously injured a second driver.
Around 7:31 a.m. on Monday, 62-year-old James Fox of Austin traveled east on State Road 56 near Elk Creek Road. Indiana State Investigators believe Fox crossed the westbound lanes and into the path of 46-year-old Jason Terrell of Bedford, who was traveling west on State Road 56.
Fox’s 2007 Chevrolet Silverado collided with Terrell’s 2013 GMC Sierra in a near head-on collision, which forced both vehicles out of the roadway.
Fox was pronounced dead at the scene by the Washington County Coroner’s Office. Terrell was extricated from his GMC and was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
State Road 56 was closed for nearly four hours as the Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Team investigated the collision and cleared the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
