A Scottsburg woman was killed, and two other Scott County residents received severe injuries in a two-vehicle, head-on crash Monday afternoon, Sept. 23, just east of Salem, according to Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department and other emergency personnel responded to the crash shortly after 5 p.m. Monday afternoon on SR56 just east of Heritage Chapel Road, The crash blocked all lanes of the roadway.
One driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash and the second driver along with his passenger were transported to University Hospital in Louisville.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department requested the ISP Crash Reconstruction Team of Troopers Tate Rohlfing and Ben Davis to investigate.
Officers believe a red 2008 Toyota passenger car, driven by 27-year-old Hanah Marie Davis of Scottsburg. was traveling eastbound on SR56 just east of Heritage Chapel Road when it crossed over the centerline and collided head-on with a westbound gray 2022 Jeep Gladiator.
Davis was killed as a result of the collision. The two occupants of the Jeep were taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Louisville with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. Both occupants were also from Scott County.
The roadway remained closed for over three hours during the investigation. Officers from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, the Salem Fire Department, and the Washington County Coroner’s Office assisted at the scene.