Bunker Hill Man Injured in Miami County Crash

Peru – Today, at approximately 11:43 a.m., the Indiana State Police and Peru Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 31 and Miami County Road 100 North that injured a Bunker Hill, IN man. 

Preliminary investigation by Indiana State Police Sergeant Rick Brown revealed that Terry L. Dean, 58, Bunker Hill, IN, was driving a 2006 Dodge pickup truck, owned by S.M. and P. Utility Resources, northbound on U.S. 31. Dean was stopped for a red light at the intersection of U.S. 31 and County Road 100 North when he was rear ended by a 2006 International tractor trailer driven by Alan M. Watkins, 36, Walkerton, IN. The tractor trailer is owned by Deans Transportation and was pulling an empty box trailer. 

Dean was transported by ambulance to Dukes Memorial Hospital with a complaint of pain and lacerations to his head.  

“This was a high impact crash, stated Sergeant Rick Brown “It serves as another example of safety restraints reducing the severity of injuries in a crash that could have been a fatality if both drivers had not taken the time buckle their seat belts.”  

Northbound U.S. 31 was closed approximately two hours for cleanup of debris, diesel fuel, and investigation of the crash. 

Sergeant Brown was also assisted at the scene by Lieutenant Matt Bilkey, First Sergeant Bob Land, Sergeant Bob Brinson, Master Trooper Randy Prior, Senior Trooper Joe Swisher, Trooper Mike Meiser, Miami County Sheriff’s Department, New Waverly Fire Department, Peru Fire Department, Dukes EMS, and Indiana Department of Transportation.