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Brown Co. woman charged after crashing into IGA resulting in passenger's death

Amanda Beaver, 41.
Amanda Beaver, 41.

A Brown County woman is being charged after crashing into the IGA in Nashville Sunday, resulting in the death of an adult male passenger.

According to a Brown County Sheriff’s Office release, on Sunday at 11:01 p.m., emergency services were dispatched to 30 Hawthorne Drive in Nashville where it was determined that a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer, driven by Amanda Beaver, 41, struck the building.

Beaver was transported to IU Health Bloomington for treatment, then released into the custody of the Brown County Sheriff’s Office.

Beaver is facing the preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated – resulting in death and serious bodily injury, criminal mischief and criminal recklessness.

The identity of the passenger, who was pronounced dead on the scene, will not be released until next of kin has been notified.

Clayton Baumgarth is a multimedia journalist for Indiana Public Media. He gathers stories from the rural areas surrounding Bloomington. Clayton was born and raised in central Missouri, and graduated college with a degree in Multimedia Production/Journalism from Drury University.