A tragedy unfolded in Bartholomew County on yesterday afternoon when a Good Samaritan, who had stopped to help a stranded driver along U.S. 31, was struck and killed by a vehicle. According to WRTV, the incident occurred at the intersection of N US31 and W 800 N, prompting a response from deputies at approximately 12:11 p.m.
Upon arriving at the site of the collision investigators found the man unresponsive and he was pronounced deceased at the scene, Local News Digital reported that the accident happened after the noon hour and the victim had been attempting to aid another motorist whose vehicle had broken down, meanwhile, the Bartholomew County Accident Reconstruction team is now involved in the ongoing investigation to understand the specifics of the fatal event.
This Good Samaritan's identity has not been publicized as authorities are working to notify next of kin, but the Bartholomew County Coroner's Office confirmed that identification would follow once the family has been informed. The devastating hit-and-run incident has prompted officials to solicit help from the public in gathering information, with a request from the sheriff's department to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana, revealed by WTHR.
Details surrounding the incident remain scant, but as the investigation proceeds, Bartholomew County deputies hope to clarify how this fatal sequence of events came to pass and locate the driver responsible for the Good Samaritan's untimely death.
