LEBANON —A two-vehicle crash involving a dump truck and a pickup truck Thursday afternoon in Boone County claimed the life of a Thorntown woman.
Officers with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and Lebanon Police Department responded at 2:21 p.m. to the crash scene near the intersection of C.R. 500S and State Road 39.
Before the accident, the pickup truck was traveling north on State Road 39 entering Boone County from the Hendricks County line. Boone County 911 received a call about the pickup truck driving recklessly before leaving their travel lane and hitting a dump truck head-on.
Upon arrival, first responders located a silver and red 1994 GMC 1500, occupied by Nicole Spann, 43, of Thorntown and a red and white dump truck occupied by Brandon Buchanan, 36, of Gosport with significant damage in the roadway.
Spann was pronounced dead on the scene. Buchanan was transported to a local hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.
The Boone County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team was requested to investigate the
accident. The cause of Spann’s vehicle leaving her lane of travel is unknown at this time. This incident is under investigation and updates will be provided when available.
Other agencies assisting at the scene were Advance Police Department, Lebanon Fire Department, Boone County EMS and Boone County Coroner.
