1 Terre Haute man dead in morning crash, another in jail

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One man is in jail after police allege his impaired driving early this morning resulted in the death of his 19-year-old passenger in northern Vigo County.

Trebor Huckle, of Terre Haute, was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Vigo County Coroner's Office, Vigo County Sheriff Greg Ewing said.

The driver, 21-year-old Charles Shoup, also of Terre Haute was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.   Shoup was arrested and booked into the Vigo County Jail, where he is preliminarily charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated resulting in death. 

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Shoup

​"Alcohol and high vehicle speed is a factor in the crash," Ewing said, noting that Shoup's blood alcohol content was .23 percent.

Both Vigo County and Parke County deputies responded to the scene on a call regarding the  passenger car striking a tree at a high rate of speed. The vehicle had reportedly caught fire at US 41 and Lambert Avenue, near the Parke/Vigo County line just after 3 a.m. , according to a VCSO press release. The crash shut down US  41  from Head Ave in Vigo County to Villarosa Road in Parke County for about 7 hours.

The Vigo County Fatal Accident Crash Team was called to the scene for Reconstruction. 
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Assisting agencies include Otter Creek Fire Department, Lyford Fire Department and Trans-Care Ambulance.

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