MERCER CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Authorities in Mercer County say a man was killed in a crash Sunday morning.
Around 8:12 a.m. the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a crash on County Road 219A.
Police say that the driver, 57-year-old Louis B. Badgett Jr. of Celina, Ohio, was driving east on County Road 219A, just east of Dicke Road when he drove off of the right side of the road, into the ditch, and out into a field.
The vehicle rolled several times and then came to a stop on its top. Police think it happened hours before anyone reported it.
Badgett was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Sheriff’s Office released the following:
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reports that his office received a 911 call at 8:12 AM on Sunday morning advising of traffic crash on County Road 219A. The investigation revealed that 57 year old Louis B Badgett Jr of 5480 Club Island Road Celina, Ohio was driving his 2002 Chevrolet eastbound on County Road 219A just east of Dicke Road. Badgett traveled off of the right side of the roadway, down into the ditch and out into the field. The vehicle rolled multiple times before coming to rest on its top. Badgett was pronounced deceased at the scene. It appeared the crash likely occurred several hours before anyone reported it. Grey advised that due to the location of the crash, the vehicle’s final resting place and the darkness, it would have been hard for anyone to see the vehicle in the field over night.
Assisting the deputies at the scene were the Montezuma Fire Department, Mercer County Emergency Response Volunteers (MCERV) and Coldwater EMS.
This marks the fourth (4) fatal traffic crash in Mercer County this year.
