At approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday, officers from the Indiana State Police and the Miami County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle crash on Miami County Road 190 West near Mexico Road., in which a Peru, man died.
The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Dustin Rutledge revealed that Patrick “Blake” Sadowsky, 20, Peru, was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck southbound on County Road 190 West near Mexico Road. For an undetermined reason, the Chevrolet failed to negotiate a slight curve and traveled off the east side of the road. The pickup truck then struck multiple trees and a telephone pole. Sadowsky had to be extricated from the pickup truck by responding firefighters.
Sadowsky was transported by ambulance to Dukes Memorial Hospital. He succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.
The crash is still under investigation. Evidence indicates Sadowsky was not wearing a seat belt.