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FULTON COUNTY – Two died in a one-vehicle accident Sunday in Fulton County.
On Sunday, shortly after 9:40 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Fulton County Sheriff's Office arrived at the scene of an injury-involved crash on Ind. 114 near CR 1600E, according to a news release from the Indiana State Police Peru District.
The preliminary crash investigation by Master Trooper Todd Trottier revealed Coleton R. Cahill, 18, Claypool, was driving a 2015 Jeep Cherokee heading eastbound on Ind. 114, with Joselynn S. Hensley, 18, Rochester, in the front passenger seat. For an undetermined reason, the Jeep drove off the south side of the roadway and hit a tree.
Cahill and Hensley were pronounced dead at the crash scene by the Fulton County Coroner's Office.
This is an ongoing investigation. At this time, neither the consumption of alcoholic beverages nor narcotics is suspected of contributing to this crash. Speed is believed to be a contributing factor in this crash. Notification to the family of the deceased has been made.
Trottier was assisted by other members of the Indiana State Police Peru Post, Indiana State Police Bremen Post, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, the Henry Township Fire Department, Parkview EMS, the Fulton County Coroner's Office, and Tony's Towing.
