Monday, at approximately 7:22 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Miami County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Road 19 near Miami County Road 550 East, in which one person died.
The preliminary crash investigation by Senior Trooper Jeremy Perez revealed that a Brandon Eller, 33, Amboy, IN was driving a 2011 Dodge Caliber southbound on State Road 19 near County Road 550 East. Steven Armfield, 69, Sheridan, IN, was driving a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on State Road 19 near County Road 550 East. For a yet to be determined reason, the Dodge crossed into the northbound lane causing a head-on collision with the Jeep.
Eller and Armfield were both flown, via medical helicopter, to a Fort Wayne hospital. Eller suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Armfield suffered life-threatening injuries. Carolann Pulley, 78, Converse, IN, a passenger in the Jeep was also flown to a Fortt Wayne hospital. She succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.
This crash is still under investigation.
Perez was assisted at the crash scene by ISP Sergeant Rick Brown, Senior Trooper A.J. Coffee, Trooper Andrew Baldwin, Trooper Mario Cruz, the Miami County Sheriff’s Department, the Amboy Fire Department, Dukes’ Hospital EMS, Lutheran Medical Helicopter, Samaritan Medical Helicopter, and Miami County EMA.
