Authorities have released the identity of a man killed in a traffic crash in Posey County. WNIN’s John Gibson reports:
The coroner says 48-year-old Brent Cooper of Terre Haute died in the crash on State Road 69 near Stone Road – just south of I-64 – on Monday.
The Posey County Sheriff’s office says Cooper was southbound on 69 when his vehicle crossed the center line and hit a semi head-on.
The driver of the semi was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators say they don’t know why Cooper’s vehicle crossed into the wrong lane.
The crash, investigation, and cleanup closed State Road 69 for several hours.