The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department released additional information on the fatal work zone accident on State Road 13 near Syracuse on Friday that claimed the life of Benjamin Fisher of Plymouth.
Prior to the collision, 29 year old Benjamin Fisher and a co-worker were removing road construction signs along State Road 13, in a utility pole project area. Fisher and his co-worker were loading the signs into a Chevrolet Silverado owned by Traffic Control Specialists of Knox, the company they work for. The TCI truck was parked facing south along the west side of State Road 13.
Preliminary results of the investigation indicate that Fisher was struck by a southbound F-150 driven by 33 year old Joshua Ratliff of North Webster. Fisher was walking along the driver’s side of the Silverado when the accident occurred. After the initial collision, Fisher was thrown into the driver’s side of the Silverado. His co-worker was pushed by the Silverado into the ditch and refused medical treatment.
Ratliff did not complain of any injuries.
Fisher was pronounced dead, at the scene, by the Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office.
This crash remains under investigation by the Kosciusko County Fatal Team.
