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Taylor Marrs, 19, dies when her car crosses center line and strikes semi head-on on State Road 29 in Carroll County, Indiana

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/23/2015 - 8:33am
Accident Date: 
Monday, June 22, 2015

19-year-old killed in Carroll County crash

Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said Taylor Mars of Rochester crossed the center line of State Road 29 and hit a semi head on. The crash happened just before 1 a.m. at the intersection with County Road 250 North. Leazenby said Mars was wearing a seatbelt but was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver, 59-year-old Dennis Nickell of Ohio, was not hurt.

Head-on wreck with semi kills Rochester teen

The semi, pulling a tanker trailer loaded with food byproduct, was driven by 59-year-old Dennis Nickell Sr. of Mount Sterling, Ohio. He was taken to an area hospital, treated and released, Leazenby said.

Rochester woman dies in early morning Carroll County crash

According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 12:56 a.m., deputies and emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of State Road 29 and County Road 250 N northeast of Flora for the head-on collision involving a 2008 Ford Focus and a 2014 Peterbuilt semi-tractor trailer.
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Head-on
People Involved: 
Taylor Marrs
Dennis Nickell
Roadway: 
State Road 29
County: 
Carroll County, IN
Area: 
Indianapolis, IN

Comments

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 1:16pm
  Her name was Taylor Marrs*****  Rip Taylor): 

Submitted by Jane on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 1:42pm
Thank you for letting us know the correct spelling of her name. I have changed it in our headline. Unfortunately, I'm not able to change it in the linked news source, since we have no control over the news sites we link to. We're very sorry for your loss. Jane Lindelof, Accident Data Center staff

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