VIGO COUNTY, IN. (THECOUNT) — Tanner Carpenter, of Marshall, Illinois, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Wednesday morning vehicle crash in Vigo County, Indiana.
Carpenter, 23, was killed in an vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor near West Terre Haute Wednesday morning.
According to reports, Carpenter was operating a red Ford Mustang on Interstate 70 near the Wabash River bridge, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle lost control Wednesday around 4 a.m. A big-rig, operated by Jose Hector Gurrola-Rodriguez, of Mexico, then came into contact with Carpenter’s disabled vehicle.
Carpenter was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Carpenter:
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Vigo County is a county located along the western border of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2010 census, the population was 107,848. The county seat is Terre Haute. Vigo County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.
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