VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — One person was killed and another injured after a driver refused to stop for police and crashed an SUV in Terre Haute early Saturday morning.
A Terre Haute police officer attempted to stop an SUV at 8th and Swan around 4 a.m. Saturday after receiving a call that people in the vehicle had threatened to shoot someone. The driver of the SUV, identified as 35-year-old Shawn M. Passwater of Shelburn, took off, crashing at 13th and Lockport.
Passwater was ejected from the vehicle and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. A passenger, Mercedie Vance, 46, of Greencastle, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Indiana State Police are investigating the incident. Continue following MyWabashValley.com for updates.
