FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Ind. — A man from Beech Grove was killed in a crash in Fountain County Monday.
According to an Indiana State Police spokesperson, the collision happened July 31 around 9 a.m. on U.S. 41 near County Road 700 South, about eight miles south of Veedersburg.
A preliminary investigation indicates the driver of a box truck was going south on the highway when he left the road, overcorrected and crossed the road, striking a utility pole and rolling over, ISP said.
Mathew Ratzlaff, 22, was the driver of the truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
An ambulance took a passenger to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.