Gibson County – On Wednesday night, a head-on crash on U.S. 41 near C.R. 550 South resulted in one fatality and another driver being seriously injured. The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 57-year-old male from West Palm Beach, Florida, was driving a Nissan Rogue southbound in the northbound lane when his vehicle collided head-on with a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Leanna Morris, 37, of Mt. Carmel, IL, who was driving in the correct lane. The Florida driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Morris was transported to Deaconess Midtown for serious injuries. The northbound lanes of U.S. 41 were closed for approximately two hours during the investigation. The identity of the Florida driver will be released after his family has been notified.
