Driver Arrested For OWI, Leaving Scene After Truck Hit By Train

Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 12:26 PM

By Mike Perleberg @mikedup84

Miraculously, the pickup truck driver was not injured.

Photos by Indiana State Police.

(Versailles, Ind.) - An intoxicated driver was arrested after his truck was hit by a train and he ran from the scene.

Indiana State Police Sgt. Stephen Wheeles says the pickup truck was struck by a train on North County Road 600 East Wednesday evening.

ISP Versailles Post troopers arrested Eugene Gunter, 64, of Batesville, following the crash. He is charged with OWI, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and Resisting Law Enforcement.

There were no injuries in the train vs. truck collision.

Yesterday, ISP Troopers arrested Eugene Gunter, age 64, from Batesville for DUI and other charges after his vehicle was struck by a train on Co Rd 600 East near Co Rd 1350 North in northern Ripley County. There were no injuries. pic.twitter.com/jm1CppTibf
— Sgt. Stephen Wheeles (@ISPVersailles) April 25, 2019

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