Three vehicle crash claims life of North Vernon woman

A local woman was killed in a Monday morning crash in Jennings County.

Authorities say the crash was at the Jennings/Ripley County line on US 50 E. The Jennings County Sheriff’s Department says that a pickup driven by 27-year-old Brittany Comer, of Holton, was traveling west when her vehicle sideswiped an eastbound pickup driven by 41-year-old Jason Hamm. Investigators say that Comer’s truck continued left of center, striking a car driven by 44-year-old Michelle Hoover, of North Vernon, head-on. Hoover was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say Hamm was uninjured. Comer was taken by personal auto to the hospital for minor injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.