Richmond male charged with Reckless Homicide in death of UC motorcyclist

Indiana State Police press release On Wednesday, May 18, at approximately 8:38 p.m., officers with the Indiana State Police and Richmond Police Department went to the 300 block of North 17th Street in Richmond, to execute an arrest warrant on Rafael Lopez for Reckless Homicide. Lopez was taken into custody without incident. Rafael Lopez was arrested and preliminarily charged …

Liberty man killed when hit head-on as another vehicle makes illegal pass

Indiana State press release On Tuesday, May 10, at approximately 4: 45 pm, Indiana State Troopers Josh Bayly and Trooper Jacob Ridgeway were dispatched to a serious crash on Pottershop Road west of Creek Road near Centerville. When they arrived, it was determined the crash involved three vehicles.  A preliminary investigation by the Indiana State …

Richmond man arrested after fatal crash north of Liberty

Indiana State Police press release On Saturday, April 23, at approximately 10:16 p.m., troopers with the Indiana State Police were dispatched to a serious crash on US 27 just north of Liberty. When first responders arrived at the scene, they located a gray 2013 Subaru BRZ with heavy front-end damage and an inverted gray Lexus …

Police allege Richmond woman had fentanyl and methadone in system at time of fatal accident killing UC Highway Dept. employee Justin Moore of Brookville

By John Estridge A Richmond woman has been charged with three felonies in the death of a Union County Highway Department employee with another county highway employee receiving very serious injuries. Police allege Gina M. Price, 37, had fentanyl and methadone in her bloodstream at the time of the crash. According to a Probable Cause …

One killed in 3-vehicle crash near New Trenton

Indiana State Police press release Tuesday, April 5, the Indiana State Police began investigating a three-vehicle crash that occurred on US 52 in southeast Franklin County that claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman. The initial investigation by the Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team indicated that at approximately 11 am, a 2006 Ford F-150, …

Brookville man seriously injured when hit by wrong-way driver on I-74

Indiana State Police press release Kaleb A.R. Buckler, 22, Brookville, had to be aircared from the scene after the vehicle he was driving was struck head-on on Interstate 74 in eastern Decatur County. According to an Indiana State Police press release early Tuesday morning, January 25, the Indiana State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash …

Brookville resident, school board member killed while coworker critically injured Monday morning while working for Union County Highway Department

From an Indiana State Police press release Early Monday morning, October 18, two Union County Highway Department employees were struck while working along a rural Union County roadway. The Indiana State Police responded the area of Clifton Road west of U.S. 27 to investigate a single-vehicle crash in which a Brookville man was killed, and …

Josh Trammell back in jail

By John Estridge Josh Trammell was out of jail for less than a day before he was rearrested Friday morning, August 13. Trammell is charged with four felonies regarding the vehicular death of Virginia “Jenni” Fasbinder on July 7 of this year. Originally, charges were filed Thursday, August 12, and Trammell was quickly arrested. However, …

Brookville man charged with four felonies after a fatal accident blames the victim

By John Estridge A Brookville man charged with four felonies regarding a head-on collision on U.S. 52 and resulted in the death of the other driver claimed it was the other driver who crossed the centerline. Franklin County Prosecutor Chris Huerkamp charged Josh Trammell, 43, Brookville, with Operating a Vehicle under the Influence of a …

Greensburg man killed in vehicular crash Wednesday

ISP press release Wednesday, July 14, at about 6:30 pm, troopers with the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post investigated a single-vehicle fatal crash involving a dump truck hauling stone that rolled over on a rural Decatur County roadway. The initial investigation by Trooper Blake Litmer indicated that a 1987 Ford Dump Truck, being driven by Gregory …