One Person Killed In Putnam County ATV Crash

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FILLMORE, Ind – Indiana Conservation Officers were called to a crash involving an ATV near Heritage Lake in Putnam County.

Officers say that 27 year old Robert Drake, of Fillmore, was taken to the hospital with complaints of back pain while 20 year old Hayden Salapek, of Warren, Pennsylvania was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy will be performed Monday.

Police say that the crash occurred around 2:20 a.m. Sunday morning

at the intersection of County Road 500 North and County Road 705 East.

Salapek was found unresponsive in the roadway after being ejected from the driver’s seat of the vehicle.

No helmets were being worn by either victim during the crash.

No foul play is suspected at this time, but alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor.