Victim Identified in Pulaski County Fatal Accident

The identity of the victim in a fatal vehicle accident in Pulaski County on Monday, May 25 has been released.

Pulaski County Coroner Jon Frain said the victim was 18-year-old Tyler Thomas, of Winamac.  Frain noted that dental analysis was conducted on Thursday in order to make a positive identification.  He then notified the next of kin.

Frain and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department continue to investigate the accident that occurred Monday, May 25 on 700 N., about one mile west of U.S. 35 in Pulaski County. 

The details of the accident have not been released.  The cause and manner of death are pending the outcome of an autopsy and toxicology tests. 

The coroner and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department were assisted at the scene by the Winamac Fire Department, Bass Lake-California Township Fire Department, Pulaski County EMS, and the Indiana State Police.