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Lorretts Matesick, 65, killed, and Barry P. Matesick, 69, and three minors injured in single-vehicle crash on US 231 near Loogootee, Indiana

Modified Date: 
Sat, 07/04/2015 - 9:31am
Accident Date: 
Friday, July 3, 2015

Indy woman dies, 4 others injured in Martin Co. crash

Barry Matesick was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville with unknown injuries.

Indy woman dead after crash that injured 3 kids

An Indianapolis woman died in a vehicle crash just north of Loogootee, Ind., on Friday afternoon that also left four others injured including three children. Barry Matesick was driving his 2005 Chevrolet Suburban and trailer northbound on U.S. 231, a mile south of West Boggs Lake. U.S. 231 was closed for two hours while Indiana State Police investigated the crash. The 69-year-old Indianapolis man over corrected his vehicle at about 3:20 p.m. causing it to swerve across the center line and leave the roadway. Indiana Conservation Officers, the Martin County Sheriff'€™s Department and the Loogootee Fire Department assisted state police.
An Indianapolis woman has died and four other people are injured after a single-vehicle crash north of Loogootee on Friday afternoon. Barry P. Matesick, 69, of Indianapolis, was traveling northbound on US 231 around 3:20 p.m. when the SUV drifted off the east side of the road. He overcorrected, exited the west side of the road, and crashed head-on into a tree. Lorretts Matesick, 65, of Indianapolis, suffered massive chest trauma and died. Three juveniles in the back seat, ages 17, 15 and 13, were transported to Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Barry Matesick was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville with unknown injuries.
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Road Departure
People Involved: 
Lorretts Matesick
Barry P. Matesick
Roadway: 
US 231
City: 
Loogootee, IN
County: 
Martin County, IN
Area: 
Terre Haute, IN

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