DAVIESS COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Police in Daviess County are investigating a fatal crash that involved a FedEx truck that collided with another vehicle before striking an individual on a moped.
According to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, the three-vehicle accident happened at the intersection of State Road 257 and U.S. 50 around 4:41 p.m. Thursday, July 31.
The sheriff’s office said the initial investigation showed Gina Graber, of Loogootee, was driving a Ford SUV eastbound on U.S. 50 when a collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. 50 and S.R. 257 between her and a FedEx truck driven by Daniel Altmeyer, of Huntingburg, traveling southbound on S.R. 257.
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The collision resulted in the FedEx truck hitting a moped stopped on the south side of the intersection, said the sheriff’s office. The driver of the moped was identified as Jake Kuykendall, of Olney, Illinois.
“As a result of the collision Mr. Kuykendall was thrown from the moped. He was transported to Daviess Community Hospital and then transferred to a hospital in Evansville where he passed away during the night. Mr. Kuykendall’s family has been notified,” said the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office.
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