GRANT COUNTY, IN – This from WANE.com: The Grant County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal head-on crash that happened on Wednesday afternoon. It happened in front of Oak Hill High School, near State Roads 18 and 13.
A black BMW was heading westbound on SR 18 when it crossed the centerline, hitting a white Chevrolet head-on, according to police. Witnesses told police the BMW was traveling “very erratic and reckless just prior to the crash.”
One of the cars burst into flames. Bystanders pulled the driver out of her burning vehicle. Medics then transported her via helicopter to a Fort Wayne hospital with serious injuries, according to police.
The other driver was still trapped in her vehicle. Emergency responders got her out. Medics transported her to a local hospital, where she later died, according to police. They said she was a 45-year-old woman from Marion, but would not release any other details until the family was notified.
