Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident in which one adult male was arrested.

The accident occurred early this morning at approximately 3:00 a.m., near the 7000 block of Bean Blossom Road in Morgantown.

Tracy Luckey, age 24 of Nineveh, was operating an ORV on private property in a wooded area.  For reasons not yet known, the ORV flipped over pinning Luckey underneath and leaving him unconscious. 

Luckey refused medical treatment at the scene, but was taken into custody by Conservation Officer Rob Klakamp and remanded to the Brown County Jail for operating while intoxicated (OWI).

The cause of the accident is still being investigated, but alcohol appears to have been involved. The victim was not wearing a helmet or proper safety equipment.  Indiana Conservation Officers stress the safe operation of ORVs and the use of proper protective equipment such as helmets.

All charges are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

For more information on ORV safety, see offroad-ed.com/indiana

Indiana Conservation Officers were assisted by Brown County Sheriff’s Department and Columbus Regional Medics.

A 16-year-old Female and four others were killed in an early morning crash in Scott County. 

All five were ejected from the vehicle and prounounced dead at the scene.

The four deceased adult occupants have been identified as Jeremiah James Akers, 18, Deputy, Indiana; Christopher Paul Dry, 18, Indianapolis, Indiana; Wandella Marie Brown, 22, Austin, Indiana; and Elizabeth Michelle Wagner, 20, Lexington, Indiana. 

It is believed Wandella Brown was the driver at the time of the crash.   

Adam Wayne Parker, 20, of Austin Indiana was flown to UofL Hospital in Stable condition and is the owner of the vehicle.  Shelby Lynn Griffin, 21, of Texas was also flown to UofL Hospital in stable condition. 

The female teen who died hasn’t yet been identified by police. 

At approximately 2:00 a.m. this morning (Friday, August 9th) the Scott County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single-vehicle crash on North Main Street near Rose Walk Road, just north of Scottsburg. 

When officers arrived on the scene, they found Black 2002 Ford Explorer in a field to the east side of the roadway.  

The vehicle had extensive damage, and multiple occupants had been ejected. 

The sheriff’s department requested the assistance of Indiana State Police crash investigators who quickly responded and assumed the investigation. 

Two of the seven occupants were trapped inside the vehicle requiring extrication before being rushed to Scott County Memorial Hospital. 

Both were later flown to University of Louisville (UofL) Hospital and are in stable condition. 

A preliminary investigation reveals that the Ford Explorer was southbound on Main St. approaching Rose Walk Road.

For an unknown reason, the vehicle left the east side of the roadway at an excessive rate of speed. 

The car overturned several times before coming to rest in an upright position and facing north in a field off the east side of Main Street. 

None of the seven occupants were wearing a seatbelt, and all five of the ejected occupants were pronounced dead on the scene, including a 16-year-old female. 

This crash is still under investigation.  Family members of the deceased have been notified. 

Indiana State Police crash reconstructionists were assisted by units from the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, the Scottsburg Fire Department, Scott County EMS, the Austin Police Department, and the Scott County Coroner. 

Washington County EMS and the Campbellsburg Fire Department arrived at a one-vehicle accident in Campbellsburg early this morning to find a White Van overturned in a yard that had been driven by a 12-year-old boy from Bedford. 

The Washington County Sheriff’s Department received the call at 5:51a and was advised the van was overturned in a yard at the corner of SR60 and Hickory Street in Campbellsburg. 

Deputy Allen Taylor and Officer Lucas Gray investigated the scene and found the boy was from Bedford. 

EMS spoke to the boy and to his parents, who arrived later. 

The parents advised EMS they would transport him to a hospital in Bedford and did not need ambulance support. 

Deputies spoke to the boy’s parents and learned that he had never attempted to take a vehicle before and they were unaware that he took the van until they received the phone call about the crash. 

Police believe the van was headed eastbound. 

For unknown reasons, according to the police report, the van went left of center into the opposite lane of travel. 

The boy overcorrected and ran into a ditch, then overturned multiple times and came to a stop in a nearby yard. 

The only damage, other than the vehicle, was to a mailbox and damage to the grass in the yard. 

PaoliFest is a free music, art and film festival in nearby Paoli next weekend, August 9 and 10. 

The festival debuted in 2018 with more than 1,300 attendees for a single day event. The 2019 event is expanding to two days and will be held in JayCee Park in downtown Paoli.

Featuring three stages with live performances, an art demo area, food, and craft vendors and a youth area, PaoliFest 2019 promises to be an extraordinary weekend of music, art, and community.

Performances include acts from Arizona, New York, Nashville, Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville and an array of great local musicians, including youth performers, featuring genres from Folk and Bluegrass to Soul, Funk, Gospel, Classical and more.

Programming includes workshops in various visual arts disciplines as well as guitar, banjo, violin, and other instruments. Other features include an all-day jam tent, community art collaborations, puppet shows and a variety of food and beverage vendors. Demonstrations will take place throughout the day and will include blacksmithing, weaving, mosaics, broom-making, metal pouring and many more.

All programming is free. PaoliFest is a nonprofit festival produced by Let Music Speak, a 501c3 organization dedicated to creating community, empowering youth and addressing community health through the lens of the arts.

Let Music Speak is founded on the idea that music and art programming can be transformative for communities, families, and individuals, and that everyone should have access to these experiences.

They partner with local organizations to present festivals, performances, and creative events. Programs are community and youth-centric and aim to both celebrate and model the vibrant diversity of the world.