The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department responded to a serious crash involving two vehicles in the area of State Road 14 and County Road 500 East in Winamac last Friday.
In a press release from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, it was determined one of the vehicles had crossed the center-line resulting in a head-on collision. As a result of the crash, a 16 year old juvenile male was transported to Pulaski Memorial Hospital for his injuries. The juvenile was then transported by helicopter to the South Bend Memorial trauma center to be treated.
The second driver involved was identified as Corey Sanders, 25, from Rensselaer. It is reported he had succumbed to injuries sustained from the accident. He was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office with support from the Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Team have been investigating the details of the crash. At this time, it was clear one party was wearing a seat belt while the other party was not. It has been reported by an eye witness, the vehicle had crossed the center-line into oncoming traffic. This resulted in the reported head-on collision between the vehicle being driven by the juvenile male and the other vehicle driven by Corey Sanders.
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by South Bend Memorial and the Saint Joseph County Coroner’s Office. After two days on life support equipment, the juvenile driver of the second vehicle has succumbed to his injuries.
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department has said they are unclear as to what caused the vehicle to cross the center-line. Contributing factors have not been determined at this time.
