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State Police Identify Victim in Fatal US 50 Head-On Crash Near Holton

State police say the cause remains under investigation pending toxicology results.

Overview

  • Indiana State Police say Tyler Dukes, 37, of Madison, died at the scene after his 2008 Mercury Mariner crossed the center line on US 50 near County Road 600 West.
  • The SUV collided nearly head-on with a westbound 2022 Volvo semi-truck pulling a trailer shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday.
  • The truck driver, Richard Murray, 26, of Spring Hill, Florida, was treated at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville for non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Emergency responders found the SUV overturned in the roadway and the semi-truck overturned off the north side of the highway.
  • The ISP Versailles District Crash Reconstruction Team is leading the investigation, and toxicology testing for both drivers is pending.