Courtesy ISP
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. – A two-vehicle crash Thursday at 7 a.m., on State Road 48 near State Road 129 in rural Ripley County, was fatal to a motorcyclist from Jennings County.
The initial Indiana State Police (ISP) investigation indicates that a Harley-Davidson, driven by Christopher Kincaid, 48, of North Vernon, was eastbound on State Road 48, just east of State Road 129. ISP says the victim’s motorcycle crossed the centerline into the path of a westbound pickup truck operated by Charles Eckstein, 54, of Sunman.
Kincaid was ejected from his motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ripley County Coroner’s Office. Eckstein was not injured.
Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the collision, although toxicology results are still pending. The investigation is ongoing.
