SCOTT COUNTY – On Feb. 27, 2021, the Indiana State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on I-65 near Austin, Indiana, that resulted in the death of a 47 year old Tennessee man. A 24 year old Paris Crossing, Indiana man was arrested on charges of Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death as a result of the investigation.
At approximately 11:55 p.m. on Feb. 27, troopers with the Indiana State Police-Sellersburg Post, along with officers and other first responders from numerous other agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-65 Northbound near the 33 mile marker, just south of Austin, in Scott County, Indiana.
The initial investigation by the Indiana State Police-Sellersburg Crash Reconstruction Team indicated that a black 2013 Dodge Avenger being driven by Cooper A. Hensley, age 24, Paris Crossing, Indiana was traveling northbound in the left lane of I-65. The evidence indicated that Hensley was exceeding the speed limit when he collided with a 2006 white/red Ford F-250, being driven by Scotty R. Hoosier, age 47, Altamont, Tennessee, that was also traveling northbound on I-65.