The Bloomington police are investigating a fatal vehicle collision that occurred at about 7:08 p.m. Saturday, August 6, 2022, near the West State Road 46 southbound onramp to I-69, according to a press release from Bloomington Police Department Capt. Ryan Pedigo.
Forty-six-year-old Charity Hall, of Bloomington, upon release from a hospital, was taken into custody Tuesday for the charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing death; level 4 felony
operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing catastrophic injury; level 4 felony
reckless homicide; level 5 felony battery against a public safety official; level 6 felony
resisting law enforcement, class A misdemeanor.
A 33-year-old man later died at a hospital and a five-year-old was injured when Hall allegedly intoxicated failed to yield to a traffic signal and collided with their vehicle.
(Correction, the child has not died but is in critical condition. We regret the error.)
Updated Press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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August 9, 2022
For more information, please contact:
Captain Ryan Pedigo
Bloomington Police Department
(812)349-3324
Bloomington Police Investigate Fatal Crash – UPDATE
On August 6th at approximately 7:08 p.m., officers with the Bloomington Police Department responded to the intersection of W State Road 46 and the on-ramp for southbound I-69 in reference to a vehicle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, a teal 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup was located on top of the guardrail on the southeast corner of the intersection. The S-10 had significant damage and the two occupants were trapped inside the truck. The other vehicle involved was a white 1998 Toyota 4Runner sport utility vehicle.
Bloomington Fire Department personnel extricated the occupants of the S-10. They were later identified as a 33-year-old Bloomington man and a five-year-old male. Both occupants of the truck were transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital by ambulance. Once at the hospital, the man was rushed to emergency surgery, but later died from injuries sustained in the crash. The five-year-old child was flown by LifeLine helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital and is currently in critical condition.
The eastbound lanes of State Road 46 were closed until approximately 9:15 p.m. as Crash Reconstructionists from BPD investigated the scene. It was determined that the S-10 had a green left-turn arrow and was attempting to turn from westbound State Road 46 to go southbound on I-69. The 4Runner had been eastbound on State Road 46 and failed to stop at the red traffic signal for eastbound traffic, where it collided with the passenger side of the turning S-10.
The driver of the 4Runner, identified as Charity D. Hall (46, Bloomington), was released from IU Health Bloomington Hospital on the afternoon of August 9th. Upon being released from the hospital, Hall was taken into custody by BPD officers and transported to the Monroe County Jail, where she was remanded for the following charges:
- Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated Causing Death, level 4 felony
- Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated Causing Catastrophic Injury, level 4 felony
- Reckless Homicide, level 5 felony
- Battery Against a Public Safety Official, level 6 felony
- Resisting Law Enforcement, class A misdemeanor
The investigation remains ongoing and no further information is available for release at this time.
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Here is the text of the earlier release:
“FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 8, 2022
For more information, please contact:
Captain Ryan Pedigo
Bloomington Police Department
(812)349-3324
[email protected]
Bloomington Police Investigate Fatal Crash
On August 6th at approximately 7:08 p.m., officers with the Bloomington Police
Department responded to the intersection of W State Road 46 and the on-ramp for
southbound I-69 in reference to a vehicle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, a teal 1999
Chevrolet S-10 pickup was located on top of the guardrail on the southeast corner of the
intersection. The S-10 had significant damage and the two occupants were trapped inside
the truck. The other vehicle involved was a white 1998 Toyota 4Runner sport utility
vehicle.
Bloomington Fire Department personnel extricated the occupants of the S-10. They were
later identified as a 33-year-old Bloomington man and a five-year-old male. Both
occupants of the truck were transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital by
ambulance. Once at the hospital, the man was rushed to emergency surgery but later died
from injuries sustained in the crash. The five-year-old child was flown by LifeLine
helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital and is currently in critical condition.
The eastbound lanes of State Road 46 were closed until approximately 9:15 p.m. as Crash
Reconstructionists from BPD investigated the scene. It was determined that the S-10 had
a green left-turn arrow and was attempting to turn from westbound State Road 46 to go
southbound on I-69. The 4Runner had been eastbound on State Road 46 and failed to stop
at the red traffic signal for eastbound traffic, where it collided with the passenger side of
the turning S-10.
The driver of the 4Runner is a 46-year-old Bloomington woman. She is currently
hospitalized due to injuries sustained in the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing and no further information is available for release at
this time.
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