Investigation Underway Into Fatal Crash

On Friday, August 15, 2025, at approximately 10:25 a.m., the Boone County Communications Center received a report of a serious motor vehicle accident in the 8500 block of North State Road 39. Deputies from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, along with other emergency personnel, responded to the scene.

The crash involved three vehicles: a 2012 tan GMC Terrain, a concrete truck, and a 2021 RAM passenger van.

The driver of the GMC Terrain, Jose Chavez, 64, of Frankfort, IN, and the front passenger, Norma Perez, 59, of Frankfort, IN, were pronounced deceased at the scene. The circumstances of the crash are under investigation.