THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILLION CO, IN SHERIFF’S RELEASE
On Wednesday May 11, 2022; the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls in reference to a Bus versus Car crash at State Road 63. According to multiple witnesses at the scene, a 2005 BMW Z4 was attempting to turn north onto State Road 63 from State Road 234. A Semi Tractor-trailer was turning westbound onto State Road 234 from State Road 63, and the driver of the BMW was not able to see around the Semi. The driver of the BMW drove onto the southbound lanes of State Road 63, and was immediately struck in the driver’s side door by a 2017 MCI Transit bus which was being operated by South Ocean Inc.
The bus driver, 77 year old Alex Diggs of Calumet CIty, Illinois was not injured in the crash. The 16 year old driver of the BMW was ejected from the vehicle, and was transported to a local hospital. The driver later succumbed to his injuries. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, the North Vermillion High School students and staff, and the entire community.
The accident victim has been identified as Cameron Cheuvront, 16, from Cayuga.
