Semi driver from Mississippi struck, killed in Shelby County

SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – A antheral is dormant aft being struck by a conveyance successful Shelby County Tuesday morning, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

On Aug. 17, astir 12:45 a.m., deputies were called to the intersection of 425 West and Smithland Road for a study of a idiosyncratic struck.

Once connected the scene, deputies learned that a semi, driven by 68-year-old David Young, of Tupelo, Mississippi, was sitting successful the intersection with its headlights and flashers on. For an chartless reason, Young had gotten retired of the semi, deputies said.

Then, arsenic a vehicle, driven by 19-year-old Noah Horton, approached the intersection, Young ran retired into the way of Horton’s vehicle. Young was deed pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Horton was not injured successful the fatal crash.