The Hendricks County Sheriff's Department says Alan Blackledge, 64, of Coatesville, was killed in the Wednesday crash between a pickup and semi on US 36.

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Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office crash reconstructionists in addition to the Hendricks County Coroner’s Office are investigating a motor vehicle crash that involved a pickup truck and a semi-tractor and trailer combination carrying an oversized load.  The crash left one man dead and another man with non-life-threatening injuries.    

Deputies were called to the scene at US 36 just east of State Road 75 near New Winchester at about 11:15 a.m. when the crash was reported to the Hendricks County Communications Center.  The preliminary investigation shows that the driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling westbound on US 36 when, for an unknown reason, the pickup truck abruptly traveled across the center line and struck a Freightliner semi- tractor and trailer carrying an oversized load.   The driver of the Chevrolet pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene.  A passenger in the pickup truck was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threating injuries.  The driver of the semi-tractor was not injured. 

The identity of the deceased is not yet being released, due to pending notification of the family.