(5-3-25) Gregory C. McEldowney (51) of Ft. Recovery was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash in Jay County on Friday morning.

McEldowney was traveling east on Indiana 26 between county roads 500 East and 600 East at around 11:40 a.m. Friday when the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado crossed the center line and went off the north side of the road for an unknown reason. The truck became airborne after it hit a culvert and began to flip. The the truck would hit a utility pole, snapping it, which caused the truck to roll several times before coming to a sto upside down 88 feet north of the highway.

McEldowney was ejected from the vehicle, with his body ending up under the bed of the pickup truck. He suffered injuries to his entire body, with internal injuries listed as the most severe.

The road was closed for a short time.

The Jay County Sheriff’s Department investigated the crash.