The Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim in a fatal car accident early Thursday morning as Gerald Henry, age 72, of Columbus.
The cause of death was blunt force trauma the head and chest, according to Bartholomew County Coroner Clayton Nolting.
The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is reporting said one person died in a two-vehicle accident in the area of U.S. 31 and County Road 100S reported at 4:55 a.m. Thursday morning.
The other driver involved in the accident was transported via ambulance to Columbus Regional Hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, deputies said.
A crash reconstructionist was called to the scene.
Deputies did not release the name of the other driver involved in the accident on Thursday and said the investigation into the accident is continuing.
