AUSTIN, Ind. — A Scott County crash has claimed the lives of two teenagers on Friday around 7 a.m.
Indiana State Police say a car driven by Jacob Justice, 18, of Scottsburg, was driving south on Jack Morgan Road about one-half mile north of State Road 256 when he drove off the road, flipped and hit several fence posts.
Justice was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was declared deceased at the scene. Front seat passenger, Cameron Prestegui, 16, of Austin, was found dead in the car. He was wearing a seat belt. A back seat passenger, Jonathon Brown, 17, of Austin, is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The accident remains under investigation.
Indiana State Police, Scott County Sheriff’s Department, Jennings Township Fire Department, Scott County EMS, and the Scott County Coroner all responded to the scene.