Police are searching for a motorist who apparently struck a man early Sunday morning on U.S. 50 near Hayden.
Davon Lee Shine, 24, of North Vernon was taken to University of Louisville Hospital in critical condition after the incident, which was reported at 4:38 a.m. near County Road 700W in Jennings County, said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, spokesman for the Indiana State Police Versailles Post.
State troopers and Jennings County officers responding to the scene found Shine lying next to the roadway, Wheeles said.
Evidence at the scene indicated Shine had been struck by a motorist in a Toyota that had been traveling east on U.S. 50, Wheeles said.
Investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating the vehicle and driver who struck Shine. Police also would like to speak with anyone who saw Shine in the area of the crash Sunday morning or had information about where he was coming from or going to.
Call Jeff Jones with the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department at 812-346-5111 or State Police trooper Matt Holley at 812-689-5000.
