IU student killed in crash Saturday morning

An IU student was killed in a car accident early Saturday morning while on his way home to Scottsburg, Ind. \nDustin Jones, 24, a second-year optometry student, was discovered at about 5:30 a.m. by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department. Jones was driving south on State Road 446 when his car did not navigate a turn at the US 50 east junction, Lawrence County Coroner John Sherrill said.\nJones’ car drove through a gas station parking lot at the junction and hit a tree in a nearby field, Sherrill said.\nJones was killed instantly in the crash. He sustained major head injuries and multiple smaller injuries, Sherrill said. He did not perform \nan autopsy.\nAuthorities are uncertain if alcohol played a role in the crash.\nNobody else was in the car at the time of the accident. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department \nis investigating.