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MAN KILLED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY CRASH

(Franklin County, IN)--The victim in a fatal Franklin County crash that happened on Friday night has been identified.  Investigators say 52-year-old William Pearson of Everton was headed east on Causeway Road when he crossed the center line going into a curve.  He collided head-on with a westbound semi truck.  Pearson was pronounced dead at the scene.  A passenger in Pearson’s car, 26-year-old Joseph McDonald of Connersville, had to be cut from the wreckage and was taken to UC Medical Center.  His injuries were described as non-life-threatening.