An Indiana State Police press release
Kyle Beckman, 34, of Greens Fork, has succumbed to injuries he received in a head-on crash on a Henry County road Wednesday morning, July 29.
Beckman was airlifted to a hospital in Indianapolis this morning after his Honda Accord was hit head on by a Ford Explorer. About 8:42 a.m., Wednesday, Henry County Dispatch received a call of a head-on collision on County Road 300 West north of CR 50 N. They arrived on the scene along with EMS and requested District 51 Crash Reconstruction Investigators.
The preliminary investigation by Indiana State Police Master Trooper Scott Keegan indicates that a silver Ford Explorer, driven by Stacie Boykin, age 46, of New Castle, was northbound on CR 300 W., when her vehicle crested a hill left of center. The Explorer hit a southbound Honda Accord, driven by Beckman, head on in the southbound lane. Beckman was flown by medical helicopter from the scene to a hospital in Indianapolis with serious injuries. Boykin was taken by EMS to Henry Community Health in New Castle with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation. Master Trooper Keegan was assisted at the scene by Master Troopers Coley McCutcheon and Michael Bradbury, as well as, Trooper Mark Hanna; the Henry County Sheriff’s Department, Henry County EMS and the Harrison Township Fire Department.
Source: ISP Sgt. John Bowling, public information officer for the Pendleton District.