KOKOMO, Ind. — A two-vehicle crash in Kokomo left one person dead and another facing felony charges Friday night, police reported.
Around 8:50 p.m. on April 23, officers with the Howard County Sheriff's Office responded to an crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of North Washington and West Elm streets.
Officers found a passenger who was ejected from the vehicle dead at the scene, and another person, who suffered serious injuries, was taken to a local hospital by helicopter.
A preliminary investigation revealed the two vehicles, a 2008 Chevy Uplander and a 1998 Chevy Suburban, collided when the driver of the Uplander allegedly disregarded a stop sign and hit the Suburban.
The Suburban became inverted and 24-year-old Kaysie Nickole Talley, who was a passenger in the car, was killed. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25 at the Howard County Coroner’s Office.
Once medically cleared from Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo, deputies arrested the driver of the Uplander, later identified as 22-year-old Travis Sexton, of Freemont, Indiana, and transported him to the Howard County Jail.
Sexton was preliminarily booked on the charges of operating a motor vehicle while causing death and operating a motor vehicle while causing serious bodily injury.
The case remains active for investigation.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Sergeant Jordan Wiseman at 765-456-8431 or the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at 765-456-7017. Tips can also be made anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
