Overnight Crash Near 296th Street and Carpenter Road in Hamilton County Claims Life of Elwood Man 
<p>On Friday, September 30, 2016 at approximately 10:33pm, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of an inverted vehicle crash on 296th Street east of the intersection with Carpenter Road in the northeast section of Hamilton County. A passing motorist spotted a vehicle in a field south of the road that serves as the county line between Hamilton County and Tipton County. Responding police and fire units found a single occupant trapped inside the vehicle. Deputies determined a blue 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier was traveling eastbound on 296th Street when the driver ran off the roadway striking a utility pole and overturning. The driver of the vehicle, Steven E. O’Neal, age 29 of Elwood, was pronounced deceased by medics at the scene of the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team but high water from recent rains may have been a contributing factor in the incident. Anyone with additional information should contact the Sheriff’s Office at 317-773-1282.</p>
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Hamilton County Sheriff
18100 Cumberland Rd
Noblesville, IN 46060
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