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

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.

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