A Darlington man died Thursday when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a train near the intersection of Nucor Road and Comfort Drive.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of the crash just before 10:45 p.m. Thursday. The Indiana State Police also responded to the scene to reconstruct the crash at the request of the sheriff’s office.
A preliminary investigation by Trooper Wiley revealed that a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling northbound on Nucor Road, approaching a railroad crossing. At that time, an Amtrak train was traveling eastbound, approaching the railroad crossing. The railroad crossing arms were down, and the crossing lights were flashing. The Tahoe went around the crossing arm and was struck on the driver’s side by the train.
Despite lifesaving efforts, the driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by the Montgomery County Coroner. The coroner identified the man as Timothy Pettice, 33, of Darlington. The next of kin has been notified.
A helicopter transported the passenger of the Tahoe to an Indianapolis area hospital. The condition of the passenger is currently unknown.
None of the passengers on the train were injured.
Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction was assisted by Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Coroner, Crawfordsville Fire Department, Crawfordsville EMS, Montgomery County EMA, CSX and Amtrak.
