A Shelbyville man died when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a Columbus resident during a two-vehicle crash in northern Bartholomew County, according to the Indiana State Police.
Trooper Korry Clark, of the Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team, indicated that a 2003 Honda Accord driven by Evan Stewart, 27, of Shelbyville, was traveling eastbound on County Road 1000N near Base Road at about 9:30 p.m. Friday. For an unknown reason, Stewart’s vehicle left the roadway before striking a concrete barrier. The vehicle overturned before coming to rest in the roadway, said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, public information officer for the Versailles District.
Evidence at the scene indicated that Stewart exited his vehicle and was standing in the roadway near the car when he was struck by an eastbound 2002 Chevrolet truck driven by Andrew Adams, 25, of Columbus. Adams’ vehicle also struck Stewart’s vehicle that was stationary in the roadway, Wheeles said.
Stewart sustained fatal injuries in the second collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office. Adams was not injured in the collision, Wheeles said.
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Toxicology tests on Stewart and Adams are pending at this time. Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in both crashes, and the investigation is ongoing, Wheeles said.
A third vehicle was reportedly at the scene when the second crash occurred, although the occupants of that vehicle left the scene prior to being identified. The Indiana State Police would like to speak to the occupants of that vehicle, Wheeles said. Anyone with information about this crash is urged to call the Indiana State Police Versailles Post at 812-689-5000.
Clark was assisted by troopers from the Versailles and Indianapolis sistricts, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, Shelby County EMS, Flatrock Fire Department, Bartholomew County and Columbus Collision Towing Services.
