(Richmond, IN)--The Wayne County Coroner’s office had an SUV removed from its vehicle fleet by County Commissioners Wednesday.  The reason, according to commissioners and Steve Higinbotham, who is in charge of buildings and grounds, is that the coroner was driving the vehicle and using its gas for personal use.  "The vehicle is being used in a personal nature by the coroner," Higinbotham said.  The coroner lives 30 miles from the Richmond office.  His vehicle, which does not transport bodies, has accumulated more mileage than the other two vehicles combined.  Just last month, the coroner's office required a transfer of funding for additional gas.  Commissioner Jeff Plasterer said he had warned to coroner about the SUV’s usage.  "When I talked to him about that, he again told me that he would never do it again.  It wasn't two or three days later that he did it again...and again."  The coroner was not at the meeting Wednesday.  (Note:  The photo accompanying this story is not the specific SUV in question.  It is a stock photo in the public domain of a white SUV similar to one driven by the coroner.)