Romney man killed in motorcycle crash

FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A man who crashed on his motorcycle is dead and his passenger is suffering life threatening injuries after failing to stop at an intersection on U.S. 41 Saturday.

Around 3:30 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and Fountain County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 41 at Stone Bluff Road, which killed a Romney, IN, man.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Ted Robertson revealed that a 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Chase S. Hill, 25, Romney, IN, was traveling eastbound on Stone Bluff Road. The motorcycle failed to stop for a stop sign while turning at the intersection of U.S. 41, onto U.S. 41 and was hit by a southbound 2007 GMC Yukon driven by Christine J. Gilmore, 63, Attica, IN.

Hill and Lauren E. Vigstol, 22, Lafayette, IN, a passenger on the motorcycle, were ejected from the bike. Hill was pronounced dead at the scene from massive blunt force trauma to his head and chest by Fountain County Coroner Wallace Hooker. Vigstol was taken by PHI helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She is in critical condition with life threatening injuries. Neither occupants of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet. Gilmore, who was wearing a seat belt, was not injured.

This crash is still under investigation.