NORTH VERNON, Ind. – The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office responded Wednesday afternoon to a fatal, single-vehicle traffic accident on State Road 3 South, just south of the Crosley Check-In Station.
The investigation indicated that an SUV, driven by Elmer Hall, 73, of North Vernon, was traveling southbound on State Road 3 when he ran off the west side of the roadway and struck a tree. It was determined that a medical issue caused the vehicle to run off the roadway.
Hall was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Jennings County Corners Office. A passenger in the vehicle was injured and treated at a local medical facility.