A woman died at the scene of a head-on crash on State Road 9 north of Marion Tuesday night, after her 2019 Volkswagen collided with a northbound 2017 Ford F250, according to Grant County authorities. The truck's driver and passenger were treated and released, while the coroner's office worked to identify the woman and notify her family.
Grant County 911 Emergency Central Dispatch received calls reporting the crash at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday near the 4300 block of North Huntington Road, also known as State Highway 9, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office. As reported by WANE 15, multiple first responders were dispatched to the area for the head-on crash involving two vehicles.
Medics confirmed the Volkswagen driver's death at the scene. The sheriff's office said its traffic reconstruction team preliminarily determined the Volkswagen was traveling southbound on State Road 9 while the Ford F250 was headed northbound when the two vehicles collided. Fox59 reports that the truck's driver and passenger were treated and released following the crash, as the department notes that woman behind the wheel of the Volkswagen was found dead at the scene.
Coroner Works to Identify the Victim
Grant County Coroner Stephen Dorsey said the deceased was an adult female, and his office is working to positively identify her and locate her next of kin for notification. The same effort to identify the woman and reach her family was detailed by 21Alive, which reported the preliminary account of the vehicles' directions before the collision.
Sheriff Del Garcia and his office expressed thoughts and prayers for those involved in the crash, according to the sheriff's media release. First responder partners assisting at the scene included the Van Buren Police Department, Marion Health Medics, Washington Township Fire Department, and Van Buren Township Fire Department, per the same release.
Investigation Remains Open
The crash investigation remains ongoing, and the cause has not been determined. WANE 15 reported that the investigation is still active as authorities continue working the scene and reviewing evidence from the collision.
The fatal crash is the latest deadly wreck reported in Grant County this year. A separate crash on October 10 at State Road 26 and County Road 400 West killed a 33-year-old woman riding as a passenger on a motorcycle, while the motorcycle's driver was flown to an Indianapolis hospital with serious injuries, according to WISH-TV. In May, a woman died and two others were injured in a head-on crash involving two Jeeps near the Landess community on County Road 450 North, as reported by WRTV.
