JENNINGS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana State Police (ISP) responded Friday afternoon to a two-vehicle accident on US50 at County Road 75E in Jennings County that seriously injured a North Vernon woman.
The early investigation indicates at around 3 p.m., a car, driven by Samantha Suthard, 20, of North Vernon, was traveling north on C.R. 75E. Suthard apparently pulled onto US 50 into the path of a westbound truck pulling a box trailer, being driven by a Jacksonville, Florida, man.
The front of Suthard’s vehicle hit the passenger side of the truck and came to rest in the middle of the intersection. The truck continued westbound and left the south side of the road before stopping.
Suthard was airlifted to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment of serious, but not life-threatening injuries. The truck driver was treated for minor injuries at St. Vincent-Jennings Hospital.
The investigation is ongoing. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected to be factors. Normal traffic flow on US 50 was affected for nearly three hours due to crash investigation and cleanup.