Marion man killed in crash

Jun 26, 2019

 

BY Carolyn Muyskens - cmuyskens@chronicle-tribune.com

 

A crash early Sunday morning killed a Marion man, Sgt. Tony Slocum, public information officer for the Indiana State Police Peru Post, said. Slocum identified the man who died as James Farr, 79. A passenger in Farr's car was airlifted to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne for treatment.

 

Authorities were called to the scene on Ind. 37 near its intersection with 50th Street at approximately 9:40 a.m. Farr had been driving a 2012 Ford Fusion north on Ind. 37 when he crossed over into the lane of oncoming traffic and hit a 2010 Jeep Liberty that was headed south. 

Police are unsure why Farr's vehicle crossed the center line.

 

Farr was taken by ambulance to Marion General Hospital where he died. Rebecca Farr, 77, of Marion, who was riding in James Farr's vehicle, was flown to Lutheran Hospital. She suffered internal injuries in the crash, Slocum said. A representative of Lutheran Hospital said Rebecca Farr was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.

 

The driver of the Jeep, James Phillippe, 68, of Marion, was not injured. The accident is still under investigation by state police. Officers from ISP, the Grant County Sheriff's Department and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources assisted at the crash scene.