WABASH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Two teenagers have been killed in a crash in Wabash County Sunday.
Indiana State Police say the driver, 16-year-old Sean Murray Jr. of Wabash, and passenger 19-year-old Kameron Garriott of Andrews, were both killed.
The vehicle crashed into a tree after leaving County Road 300 West after Murray lost control when he overcorrected after the car veered off the road. The crash is still under investigation.
Indiana State Police released the following Sunday afternoon:
This morning, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an off-duty Indiana State Police trooper from the Peru Post discovered a fatal single-vehicle crash near the 5000 block of County Road 300 West in Wabash County.
A preliminary investigation conducted by the Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Team revealed that a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser was traveling northbound on County Road 300 West when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle veered off the west side of the roadway. The driver overcorrected, lost control, and the vehicle slid sideways off the road, striking a tree on the driver’s side.
Both occupants of the vehicle were pronounced deceased at the scene by the Wabash County Coroner’s Office. The driver has been identified as Sean Murray Jr., 16, of Wabash, and the passenger as Kameron Garriott, 19, of Andrews. Notifications to the next of kin have been made.
The Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Team was assisted at the scene by troopers from the Peru Post, the Wabash County Coroner’s Office, the Noble Township Fire Department, Wabash County EMS, and Rick’s Towing.
This crash remains under investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
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