A Winamac teen died of blunt force trauma to his head and abdomen in a single-vehicle accident in Winamac on Memorial Day, according to Pulaski County Coroner Jon Frain, who confirmed that determination after an analysis of an autopsy and toxicology test results.
A Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department report says 18-year-old Tyler Thomas was eastbound on 700 N. near 100 W. in Winamac around 2:20 p.m. ET on Monday, May 25 when his truck left the roadway for an unknown reason. Police say the truck hit a tree. The impact reportedly caused the truck to burst into flames.
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.
