Mansfield man dies in Parke County accident

Saturday, August 22, 2015

BELLMORE -- A 35-year-old Mansfield man has been identified as the victim of a Friday night fatal accident in southeastern Parke County.

The Parke County Sheriff's Department reported that Daniel Chad Crowder was pronounced dead at the scene of the one-vehicle rollover accident on State Road 59, just south of Bellmore.

Crowder was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, authorities said, when the southbound SUV left the roadway on the east side of SR 59 and rolled several times about 7:40 p.m. Friday.

Both Crowder and his passenger, Brittany Reffett, 25, Mansfield, were ejected from the vehicle in the accident.

Reffett was airlifted to a hospital via LifeLine helicopter due to the nature of her injuries.

Cause of the accident remains under investigation.

An autopsy on Crowder's body has been scheduled for Sunday at Terre Haute Regional Hospital.

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