The Warrick County Coroner’s Office has released the names of the two people who died in Wednesday’s fatal wreck.
The victims have been identified as Ricky Kiesel, 74, of Newburgh, and Jason Born, 52, of Evansville.
The cause and manner of death are still under investigation. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.
The crash remains under investigation by the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office and the Indiana State Police.
According to the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office, the department responded to a two-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning at the intersection of SR 66 and Epworth Road. Sheriff Mike Wilder said both vehicles only had one occupant, and both were killed.
“Vehicle one was traveling the wrong direction and caused the accident,” Wilder said. “Vehicle one was westbound in the eastbound lane of (Indiana) 66 when it collided with vehicle two which was eastbound in the eastbound lane of (Indiana) 66.”
This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Warrick County Coroner identifies two who died in Wednesday’s fatal crash
Reporting by Sarah Loesch, Evansville Courier & Press / Evansville Courier & Press
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