The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle accident at County Road 800E north of County Road 650S.
Deputies found a single vehicle accident. A 2002 Toyota Highlander had struck a telephone pole and was on its side with the drive trapped inside.
A witness told deputies the vehicle had veered into the southbound lane and then off the west side of the roadway.
The Edinburgh Fire Department had to extricate the driver from the vehicle. Cody Lee Morris, 32, of Franklin was transported via medical helicopter to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis.
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