HOWARD COUNTY, IN — A 20-year-old Indiana woman is dead after a driver reportedly lost control while attempting to avoid an animal in the roadway, a tragic crash that highlights the dangers motorists face as earlier sunsets and increased deer activity create seasonal hazards across the state.
According to the Howard County Sheriff‘s Office, Hope Justice Jones, 20, of Kokomo, died following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday, Oct. 11, on County Road 1350 East, north of County Road 500 North.
Deputies responded around 12:29 a.m. and discovered a black Honda Civic in a nearby field. Jones, who was reportedly seated in the rear passenger seat, had been ejected from the vehicle…