Car/semi collision in Gibson County

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There was a fatal accident in Gibson County Wednesday morning.

       It happened at 10:04-am local time on US 41 at County Road 100-West.

       45-year-old Elena Williams of Haubstadt was in an ’05 Corolla heading south.  State Police say she pulled into the path of a northwest bound 2005 Peterbuilt Tractor-Trailer on US 41.

      Williams was taken to Gibson General Hospital and died from injuries in the crash.  The driver of the semi, 65-year-old Thomas Lee Sowders of Owensboro, Kentucky was taken to Deaconess Gateway and treated for non-life threatening injuries.

       Investigators say they are unable to determine which driver had a green traffic light at the intersection.  The investigation is continuing.