Deceased driver had been drinking prior to Duff train crash

Coroner Bob Veatch walked to the scene from his vehicle after arriving at the crash.

The Dubois County Coroner’s Office released the results of the autopsy of Cody Keith, the driver involved in the crash at the Duff railroad crossing July 28.

According to the report, the 27-year-old Evansville man died of blunt force trauma to his head, chest, abdomen and extremities in the crash.

A toxicology screen also indicated Keith was under the influence of alcohol when the crash occurred although authorities declined to release his blood alcohol content.

Authorities were called to the crash on the Norfolk Southern tracks near the intersection of County Road 600W and County Road 400S at about 7 p.m. that Thursday.

Police said when they arrived the truck was on the south side of the tracks off the road and the Keith was deceased in the truck.

Crews worked for over an hour attempting to extricate him from the mangled remains of the vehicle. The road was closed for about three hours.

The Huntingburg Volunteer Fire Department, Huntingburg First Responders, Memorial Hospital Emergency Medical Services, Dubois County Coroner’s Office and a Sternberg’s wrecker assisted at the scene.