Monday, May 9th, 2022
1 killed in morning accident
By Leslie Gartrell
Submitted Photo
A Celina man died in a 1-car accident Sunday. Photo from Mercer County Sheriff's Office
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - A Celina man was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash that was discovered several hours after it occurred Sunday morning, according to a news release from Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
Louis B. Badgett Jr., 57, Celina, was driving his 2002 Chevrolet eastbound on County Road 219A just east of Dicke Road early Sunday morning, according to the release.
Badgett's vehicle reportedly traveled off of the side of the roadway, down into a ditch and out into a field, rolling multiple times before coming to a rest on its top. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.
In the release Grey said it was likely the crash happened several hours before it was reported because of the location of the crash, the car's final resting place and the darkness.
"It would have been hard for anyone to see the vehicle in the field over night," Grey said in the release.
Assisting deputies at the scene were the Montezuma Fire Department, Mercer County Emergency Response Volunteers (MCERV) and Coldwater Emergency Medical Services. This marks the fourth fatal traffic crash in Mercer County this year.
