WHITLEY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that a man was killed in Whitley County Friday while picking up trash in a roadway. ISP says that a driver tried avoid hitting 83-year-old Carl Moehle but was unsuccessful. It happened on SR 1114 around 6:30 p.m. Moele was thrown to the ditch when a van came over a hill and struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the driver of the van, Alison Harrison-Campbell, 39, of Huntington was fully cooperative at the scene.
Indiana State police released the following:
The Indiana State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred yesterday evening at approximately 6:30pm in the east 6500 block State Road 114, Whitley County. The crash involved a single passenger vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian, identified as Carl W. Moehle, 83, of Roanoke, IN.
The preliminary investigation found that Moehle was standing in roadway out in front of his residence, apparently picking up trash on the roadway, when a white 2009 Chrysler van crested the hill and struck Moehle. Evidence suggests that the driver of the van, Alison Harrison-Campbell, 39, of Huntington, took evasive action and swerved left in an attempt avoid hitting Moehle. The impact caused Moehle to be thrown into a side ditch.
Mr. Moehle was pronounced dead at the scene by the Whitley County Coroner.
Harrison-Campbell was fully cooperative with investigators. As required by law, she was transported to Parkview Huntington for a blood draw. Those results are pending as the crash investigation continues.
This remains an active investigation. There is no further information to release at this time. Once the investigation is finished, it will be turned over to the Whitley County Prosecutor for review.
The Moehle family has been notified.
The Indiana State Police were assisted at the scene by both the Whitley County and Huntington County Sheriff’s Departments, Parkview EMS medics, Roanoke Fire Department, the Whitley County Coroner, and Smith Brother’s Towing service.
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