AUSTIN, Ind. – The Indiana State Police (ISP) investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash Saturday on I-65 in Scott County that resulted in the death of a 47-year-old Tennessee man. As a result of the initial investigation, a Jennings County man was arrested on charges of OWI.
Just before midnight, troopers responded to an accident on northbound I-65, near the 33-mile marker, just south of Austin. ISP determined that a speeding car, driven by Cooper A. Hensley, 24, of Paris Crossing, hit a pickup, also going north, driven by Scott Hoosier, 47, of Tennessee.
The force of the collision caused the Tennessee man’s vehicle to leave the east side of the interstate and strike a tree. Hensley’s car veered into the median cable barrier and overturned.
Hoosier was pronounced dead at the scene by the Scott County Coroner’s Office. Two passengers in his pickup were transported to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Hensley was not hurt in the crash. During a search, officers allegedly located drug paraphernalia in his possession. Troopers say they thought the Jennings County man showed signs of being intoxicated. Toxicology results from a blood test performed on the suspect are pending.
Hensley was taken to Scott County Jail and charged with operating while intoxicated causing death.
The investigation is ongoing. Northbound I-65 was closed for about four hours for crash cleanup.
