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An Eastern Hancock High School senior was killed in a one-vehicle accident Sunday.
Just after 2:30 p.m., members of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department were called to the area of C.R. 300 North and C.R. 100 West for a single-vehicle crash. Deputies arrived on scene and called for the Hancock County Fatal Accident Crash Team to respond because of the severity of the crash.
The crash involved a 2007 Chevy Silverado. The truck was traveling west on C.R. 300 North toward Indianapolis. The investigation shows that the Silverado hydroplaned and ran off the roadway. The road was slick and wet with it raining and 40 degrees at the time of the crash. When the driver overcorrected, the Silverado struck two trees before coming to a stop.
A femae passenger, Lindsay Locker, 17, of Knightstown was pronounced deceased at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Locker was a senior at Eastern Hancock High School in Charlottesville, Indiana.
The driver, Cody Mastin, 18, of Greenfield, remains at Methodist Hospital in critical condition. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Mastin graduated from Greenfield-Central High School last year.
The Hancock County Sheriff's Department says the schools have been made aware of the crash and will be offering services to help students.
Members of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Natural Resources, New Palestine Police Department, Greenfield Police Department, Fortville Police Department, Shirley Police Department, Wilkinson Police Department, the Hancock County Prosecutor’s Office, and Greenfield Fire Department assisted on scene.
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