SCOTT COUNTY — Indiana State Police arrested a Paris Crossing man on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death after a two-vehicle fatal crash Saturday on I-65 near Austin.
Troopers were sent to the scene on I-65 northbound near the 33 mile marker in Scott County at 11:55 p.m. Saturday.
The initial investigation by the Indiana State Police-Sellersburg Crash Reconstruction Team indicated that a black 2013 Dodge Avenger being driven by Cooper A. Hensley, 24, Paris Crossing, was traveling northbound in the left lane of I-65. The evidence indicated that Hensley was exceeding the speed limit when he collided with a 2006 white/red Ford F-250, being driven by Scotty R. Hoosier, 47, Altamont, Tennessee, that was also traveling northbound on I-65.
The force of the initial collision caused Hoosier’s vehicle to leave the east side of the roadway where it collided with a tree and came to rest. Hensley’s vehicle entered the median of I-65 where it struck the median cable barrier and overturned.
As a result of the crash, Hoosier sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Scott County Coroner’s Office. Two passengers in Hoosier’s vehicle were transported to University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Hensley was uninjured in the crash.
During the investigation, officers located drug paraphernalia in Hensley’s possession. Further investigation indicated that Hensley showed signs of being intoxicated at the scene of the crash. A search warrant was obtained for Hensley’s blood to conduct toxicology testing. Those results are pending at this time.
Hensley was then transported to the Scott County Jail
I-65 northbound was closed approximately four hours for crash investigation and cleanup.
The Indiana State Police was assisted by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, Scottsburg Police Department, Austin Police Department, Scottsburg Fire Department, Jennings Township Fire Department, Scott County EMS, Scott County Coroner’s Office, and Coomer’s Towing.
