Christmas Eve crash north of Worthington claims life (updated at 4 pm Fri.)

The accident reportedly happened on State Road 157 in Owen County.

A call about an accident came into the Owen County Sheriff's Department early Thursday evening.

As of late Thursday, only limited information had been released by Owen County authorities and details remained sketchy.

Around 11:30 p.m., the name of the victim was released but his age and place of residence was not made available.

A report from the Owen County Sheriff's Department said when the first units arrived on the scene, the driver was found deceased.

According to the report, the vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason.

Besides deputies from the Owen County Sheriff's Department, others who responded to assist on the scene included personnel from the Owen County Ambulance Service, Coal City Fire Department, Worthington Fire Department, Worthington Police Department, Greene County Sheriff's Department and the Greene County Ambulance Service crew from Jasonville.

The Owen County Sheriff's Department report states the accident is still under investigation.

UPDATE at 10:35 a.m. Friday: The Owen County Sheriff's Department has not issued any additional press releases on this accident but they did say the victim was born in 1960 which indicates he was approximately 49 years old.

UPDATE at 4 p.m. Friday: According to the Herald-Times Online, Gardner was a resident of Coal City and Owen County Coroner Darin Crum reported the wheels on the passenger side of Gardner's vehicle apparently drifted off the road, and when Gardner overcorrected, his vehicle hit an embankment, went airborne and landed in a field.