Three people killed in head-on collision south of Huntingburg

Three people were killed in a head-on collision near the Huntingburg Airport Wednesday morning.

According to Indiana State Police, officers responded to the two-vehicle crash on U.S. 231 just north of County Road 900 South at about 5:36 a.m.

Based on the preliminary investigation, police determined that Macario Sandoval, 52, of Huntingburg, was driving a 2004 Nissan truck southbound on U.S. 231. He was approaching County Road 900 South when Bryant Doane, 34, of Santa Claus, driving a 2022 Subaru passenger car northbound on U.S. 231, attempted to pass another vehicle. Doane pulled into the path of Sandoval’s vehicle, and the two collided head-on in the southbound lane.

Sandoval, his passenger, Matilde Valdes, 53, of Huntingburg, and Doane all died from their injuries, police reported.

The vehicle Doane was passing was not involved in the collision.

Authorities have made notifications to all the families.

An autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning.

Indiana State Police are still investigating the crash.

The Dubois County Sheriff’s Office, Dubois County Coroner, Huntingburg Police Department, Memorial Hospital Emergency Medical Services, Spencer County Emergency Medical Services, Saint Henry Fire Department, Huntingburg Fire Department, and Dubois County Dispatch all assisted in the incident.

U.S. 231 was closed for about three and a half hours while the investigation was ongoing.