It was around 4:30 pm last Friday night when a bicycle and truck were both heading south on an Indiana state road. The truck ran off the road causing it to hit the read end of the bicycle.
County Deputy Coroner said that the bicycle rider was killed instantly. The name of the rider was not released since officials are still contacting family.
Don W. Beville, 42, was driving the truck. After he had hit the bicyclist he tried to leave the scene, but was stopped by local police. The police discovered that this semi truck had been part of another crash and had left the scene of the crash.
Police reported that someone witnessed the driver of the Nissan truck drinking a beer when he was leaving the first crash. Police were able to connect the two crashes since the victim of the first crash was able to write down the truck’s license plate number and submit it to local police.
After Beville was arrested, his blood alcohol level was measured at 0.30. He did not sustain any injuries from either crash. He has been charged with operating while Intoxicated causing a death, which is a Class B felony charge.
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