GRANT COUNTY, IN- On May 8th, 2026, at 4:26pm Grant County Central 911 Emergency Dispatch received calls in reference to a head-on two vehicle crash on a county road at 5800 East on 450 North near the Landess community. Multiple emergency service personnel responded to the scene.
Upon arrival, First Responders administered first aid to the three injured in the crash, which included life saving attempts with CPR on a female passenger that was unsuccessful and she died at the scene. The two drivers were transported by ambulance to Marion Health with serious injuries. Grant County Coroner Stephen Dorsey has notified the family of the deceased, Sandra Rochelle Beouy, age 55, of Marion.
Grant County Sheriff Deputies Crash Investigation Team along with Indiana State Police are conducting the crash investigation which is on-going. The preliminary investigation on scene and information gathered from an eyewitness indicates that a driver on 450 North, travelling eastbound in 2025 Jeep attempted to pass another vehicle in a No Pass Zone driven by the eyewitness, as the vehicle crossing over the centerline it struck the westbound 2025 Jeep head-on which the deceased was a front passenger.
