Student dies in accident Saturday

An IU student was killed in a collision early Saturday morning.

Rebecca Lanter, a 21-year-old senior, suffered fatal injuries after losing control of her car and crashing into a tree. Officers were notified of the accident on Monroe Dam Road at 2:16 a.m.

She was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to the accident report filed by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Results of drug and alcohol tests are still pending.

While a cell phone was found close to her left hand at the scene of the accident, Chief Deputy Mike Pershing said there is currently not enough information about the accident to draw any conclusions.

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–Carrie Schedler