Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at State Road 19 and 266th Street in Arcadia. Deputies were first called to the scene at approximately 11:23 a.m. on a report of a personal injury crash with a subject not responding and trapped in the vehicle.
Deputies arriving at the crash site reported a white 2001 GMC Jimmy, driven by Boyd K. Morris, 55, Cicero, was traveling westbound on 266th Street approaching SR 19 when, for an unknown reason, it left the north side of the roadway. The vehicle collided with an embankment on the east side of SR 19 before crossing the highway and eventually striking an unoccupied delivery truck parked at the Casey’s on the northwest corner of the intersection. Medical personnel pronounced Morris dead at the scene of the crash. No one else was injured during the incident.
This crash is under review by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team. Anyone with information concerning the incident is asked to contact the agency at 317-773-1282.