HARTSVILLE,
INDIANA MAN DIES IN ONE-VEHICLE HIGH-SPEED CRASH ON AN ICY ROAD. A DEFINITE RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
HARTSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) – Officers responded to a fatal
one-vehicle crash in the 16000E block of 500N early Saturday morning.
Driver James Lobdell, 50, was driving east on 500N when
his truck struck a tree at about 7:54 a.m., according to Bartholomew County
Sheriff Matt Myers. According to 24-Hour News 8’s news partner at The Republic, the reason behind the crash is
unknown.
Myers says it is believed Lobdell was driving at a high
rate of speed and icy road conditions could have caused the car to leave the
road.