Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash on SR 47

A fatal crash involving a semi-truck and a Toyota Camry occurred this past Thursday, July 21, on SR47.

At approximately 3:31 a.m. on Thursday morning, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the scene of a head-on crash in the 10400 block of State Road 47 South. There, deputies found a 2020 Toyota Camry, driven by Pedro Dimas, had collided with a semi-truck driven by Jerry Patton.

Sheriff’s deputies determined that the Camry had been heading south when it crossed the center line and struck the semi, sending both vehicles off of the road. It remains unclear what caused the Camry to cross the center line.

Dimas, a 37-year-old from Irvine, Kentucky, was pronounced dead at the scene. Patton, 63, of Tangiers, Indiana, received minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by the Crawfordsville Police Department, Crawfordsville Fire Department, Waveland Fire Department, Montgomery County Coroner, Montgomery County Emergency Management, Wilsons Towing and Froedges Towing.