The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department released information concerning a fatal accident that occurred Wednesday, August 11.
Police say 25-year-old Jacob Gutwein of Rensselaer was traveling eastbound on State Road 114 south of Francesville in a 2000 Chevy pickup just after 2:30 a.m. ET when the vehicle left the road for an unknown reason, crossed U.S. 421 and struck a ditch embankment. Gutwein was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department and the Pulaski County Coroner’s Office were assisted at the scene by the Francesville Fire Department and Pulaski County EMS.
As previously reported, the cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy and toxicology tests.
The accident remains under investigation with the Pulaski County Coroner’s Office and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department.
