Lawrence County deputy dies after motorcycle crash

UPDATE: The man who died in a Saturday night motorcycle crash in eastern Greene County was identified as Lawrence County sheriff’s deputy Brenten Trueblood.

BLOOMFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — A motorcyclist died after a crash Saturday night in eastern Greene County, authorities say.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on East State Road 445 near the area of the on-ramps to Interstate 69 at 11:10 p.m.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office reported that a motorcycle traveling east on State Road 445 left the roadway for unknown reasons and came to a stop near the I-69 southbound ramp.

Deputies say a 25-year-old man from Bedford was taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital for treatment. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

The man was later identified as Lawrence County sheriff’s deputy Brenten Trueblood.

“Words cannot express the sorrow we feel for the tragic passing of Deputy Trueblood. He was one of a kind, who brought an unmatched work ethic every day. You will be missed dearly, sir. You can rest easy, we will take it from here. You will never be forgotten,” the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office said in a Sunday Facebook post .

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department, along with Indiana State Police reconstructionists, is investigating the incident.