Preliminary charges announced from weekend car crash

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A man was killed and a woman is in jail after a weekend crash that resulted in a car inside the Nashville IGA.

Amanda Beaver, 41, of Nashville, was hospitalized and later released to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office after police say she drove a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer into the IGA on June 3.

“We found the vehicle inside the building,” BCSO Public Information Officer Josh Stargell told the Brown County Democrat. “(Beaver) was taken to the hospital for injuries and later released to our custody.”

Stargell said a passenger in the car, an unidentified male, was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to police, they received word at 11:01 p.m. Sunday that a vehicle was inside the IGA, located at 30 Hawthorne Drive. When police arrived, they found Beaver and a male passenger in the front seat. Beaver was taken to IU Health in Bloomington. Police say they believe alcohol is a contributing factor.

No formal charges have been filed yet, but police says Beaver faces two felony and three misdemeanor preliminary charges of:

Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated — Resulting in Death

Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated — Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated — Endangerment

Criminal Mischief

and Criminal Recklessness.

Stargell said that formal charges could be filed as early as Friday.

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