A Columbus teenager died and a passenger was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident at 8 p.m. Thursday in rural Bartholomew County.
Indiana State Police were sent to County Road 250E near County Road 275S where a 2006 Mazda passenger car driven by Kyle N. Hall, 18, Columbus, had overturned several times, said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, Indiana State Police spokesman.
Indiana State Police Crash reconstructionist Matt Holley said Hall was traveling north on County Road 250E when he lost control of the vehicle for an unknown reason, Wheeles said. The vehicle left the east side of the roadway and rolled several times before coming to a stop.
Hall was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital, Wheeles said.
A passenger in the vehicle, Lilly E. Hall, 18, also of Columbus, was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and sustained serious injuries, Wheeles said. She was airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana for treatment.
Toxicology results are pending at this time.
Wheeles said it is believed that Kyle and Lilly Hall were married.
Holley was assisted by Troopers David Owsley and Derek Eggers, Indiana State Police-Versailles Post, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Columbus Regional EMS, Columbus Township Fire & Rescue, Elizabethtown Fire Department, and Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office.
