Driver found dead after truck crashes into pond

Note: This story has been updated

A driver was found dead in their vehicle after a pickup drove into a lake in western Bartholomew County yesterday.

According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, witnesses saw the truck strike a mailbox in the 8000 block of West Old Nashville Road at about 3:43 p.m. yesterday. It then drove across a yard and through a carport, crashed into a deck and a fence, before going down a hill and across a dock at the lake, ending up partially in the water.

Residents went into the water to help the driver until rescue workers arrived. Deputies say that despite the assistance from the bystanders and medics the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The sheriff’s department says the driver possibly suffered a medical episode which led to the crash. The investigation is ongoing and the driver’s name has not yet been released.

Photo courtesy of Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.