Phoenix Donaldson, 18, killed when Brock Smith, 26, strikes moped with his car on Bristow-Saint Meinrad Road in Perry County, Indiana
ISP: Perry County teen killed in moped crash
State police believe the other driver, identified as Brock Smith, 26, had meth in his system at the time of the crash.
Teen killed in car-vs-moped crash; driver arrested
He was placed into custody without incident and was booked into the Perry County Jail at 10:45 p.m. CDT on a Level 4 felony count of operating while intoxicated causing death and a misdemeanor count of operating while under the influence of a controlled substance.
Police say 18-year-old Phoenix Donaldson of Bristow pulled out from a driveway at 740 Bristow-St. Meinrad Road and, as he drove his moped into the southbound lane, he was struck by a northbound 2007 Chevrolet Aveo driven by 26-year-old Brock Smith of Tell City. Donaldson was pronounced dead at the scene. Smith was arrested on suspicion of having methamphetamine in his system at the time of the crash.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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Phoenix is my grandson who
brock deserves what he gets.
He is my cousin someone i
He is my cousin someone i wil never forget we talked alot he ment the world it is not fair. this man wil be chagred i hope at least justice for Pheonix
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