DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – One man is dead and two women are hurt following a rollover crash Saturday afternoon, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials say the man, identified as Logan Riehle, 27, of Edgerton, Ohio, was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed on CR 28.
A passenger told officers that Riehle hit a bump and lost control, overcorrected, and then ran into the ditch. That caused the car to roll over several times before coming to a rest on its side in a field and catching on fire.
Officials say Riehle was pinned in the car. The two female passengers were able to escape and call 911.
Both were hospitalized for head, neck, and back pain.
A Butler Police Department Officer and a tow truck driver were the first to arrive, and both helped in putting out the fire and removing the windshield of the car.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says that Riehle died at the scene.
Officials noted that speed and a controlled substance were contributing factors in the crash.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office released the following:
Units were dispatch to a personal injury accident. Two female passengers were able to exit the vehicle and call 911. As units were enroute dispatch advised the vehicle was now on fire. A Butler PD Officer and Riverside Tow truck driver arrived and contributed to putting out the fire. They also removed the front windshield from the vehicle and found the driver deceased. It was determined that the vehicle was eastbound in the 7300 block of CR 28 at a high rate of speed. According to a passenger, the vehicle hit a bump on the road. The driver then lost control and overcorrected. The vehicle ran into the north ditch at a continued high rate of speed. After colliding with the ditch the vehicle continued in a northeast direction flipping several times in a field before coming to rest on the driver side of the car. The driver became pinned, and the driver doors were inaccessible. Both female occupants were transported to a hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. Vehicle speed and a controlled substance are considered contributing factors to the crash.
The DeKalb Co. Sheriff’s Office was assisted by: Butler Police, Butler Fire, Riverside Towing, Parkview EMS, DeKalb County Coroner’s Office.
