Vigo County, IN – A driver was killed late Friday night in a wrong-way crash on State Road 63 near West Terre Haute, according to the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say the incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on October 4, 2025, when a vehicle was reported traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of SR 63 from Vermillion County. The driver narrowly missed several vehicles, including a deputy’s patrol car, before colliding head-on with a pickup truck near the intersection of SR 63 and Barnhardt Road.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the wrong-way driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two occupants of the pickup truck were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing, but authorities said alcohol is believed to have played a role in the crash. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the Terre Haute Police Department, West Terre Haute Police Department, Sugar Creek Fire, Honey Creek Fire, TransCare, INDOT, and ISU Police Department.
Traffic was temporarily disrupted on SR 63 as crews worked to clear the scene and investigate the collision.
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