The accident involved a tow truck and five passenger vehicles and closed the eastbound lane of Jonathan Moore Pike/State Road 46 West for about 3½ hours, Harris said.

A tow truck that was carrying another vehicle struck a Mazda passenger car driven by Bowman and caused a chain reaction of accidents with the other vehicles, Harris said.

Emergency personnel had to work to free Bowman, Harris said.

Bowman’s fiancée, Sarah Fliehman, 25, of Brown County, was a passenger in the Mazda and suffered a head injury. She was transported initially to Columbus Regional Hospital and then to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment, Harris said.

While police and emergency responders were working at the crash scene, an intoxicated driver ran into the police car of Officer Ben Quesenbery at about 9:50 p.m., causing serious damage to the vehicle, Harris said. However, Quesenbery was not in his vehicle when it was struck and was not injured, Harris added.

The crash site was cleared at 11:10 p.m. Saturday, allowing the eastbound lane to reopen for traffic.

Accident reconstructionists were at the scene Saturday and additional work was completed Sunday morning, Harris said.

Arrangements for Bowman are pending at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.