Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. has identified the man who died in a fatal crash Thursday night in Center Township.
According to the coroner’s report, 30-year-old Alex Andrew Booher of Jeanette was in the back seat of a sedan that was going south on Route 119 near the Indiana County Solid Waste Authority building when a sedan driven by 28-year-old Elias Lopez Jimenez of Indiana hit it as it was going the wrong way in the southbound lanes of 119 at 11:26 Thursday night. Booher was a backseat passenger and was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. He was treated on scene by EMT’s and was taken to Indiana Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Jimenez fled the scene after the crash by going onto the Hoodlebug Trail, but authorities were able to follow his trail to the Quality Inn and Suites, where they found him hiding under a bed in one of the rooms. He was taken into custody and placed in Indiana County Jail with no bail set. He faces felony charges of homicide by vehicle, accidents involving death or personal injury, accidents involving death or injury while driving without a license, and many vehicle code violations. A preliminary hearing is set for February 13th.
