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Seymour driver seriously injured in head-on crash

Cody Collins
Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police.

A Seymour man was seriously hurt in a Thursday afternoon crash between an SUV and a pickup pulling a trailer.

Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police

Sgt. Stephen Wheeles with the Indiana State Police says that 72-year-old Albert “Ernie” Ball of Seymour was flown to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after the crash at about 2 p.m. on Jackson County Road 760 East.

Ball was driving the SUV northbound when his vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes where it hit head-on with a pickup driven by 66-year-old David M. Weghorst of Columbus. Ball was trapped in his vehicle and had to be freed by rescue workers before being flown to the hospital by St. Vincent Stat-Flight Medical Helicopter.

Weghorst suffered minor injuries and was taken to Schneck Medical Center where he was treated and released.

Wheeles said the investigation is ongoing.