A Winamac man is dead, after a crash on State Road 14 in Pulaski County Tuesday morning. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department says it happened around 4:45 a.m. at County Road 200 West.
Deputies believe a northbound 2002 Ford F250 pulled out in front of an eastbound semi tractor-trailer. The driver the pickup truck, Kevin Gayheart, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Jon Frain. The driver of the semi was uninjured.
An Indiana State Police Motor Carrier Division inspector was on scene to examine the semi. The Winamac Police Department, Winamac Fire Department, Pulaski County EMS, and the Pulaski County Emergency Management Agency also assisted.
The Sheriff’s Department says the investigation is ongoing, and the coroner says the cause and manner of death are pending autopsy and toxicology results.
