Cayuga, Indiana, Woman Dies In Fall Out Of Truck Bed

In Vermillion County, a Cayuga woman fell out of a truck bed at an Indiana gas station. Her fall resulted in fatal head injuries.

Victoria Hathaway, 21, was riding on the tailgate of a truck at two in the morning in a filling station parking lot at the intersection of Indiana 234 and Indiana 63. When the 17-year-old driver of the truck, who was not identified, picked up speed, Hathaway fell off of the truck and hit her head on the pavement.

Sheriff's Deputy Chad Hennis, Cayuga reserve officer Roger Lewis, Cayuga Fire and Rescue, and Vermillion County EMS responded to the accident. Hathaway was brought by ambulance to Union Hospital and then airlifted to Methodist Hospital, where she passed away from her fall injuries. Vermillion County Sheriff's Department is investigating the Cayuga pickup truck accident.