EVANSVILLE, Ind — A lacking Evansville man was discovered useless Friday in his crashed automobile that was hidden out of sight beneath a bridge for greater than a month.
Relations reported 47-year-old Brian Colbert, of Evansville, lacking on Dec. 10, 2022. He was reported lacking to the Evansville Police Division, however the investigation into his disappearance was turned over to Indiana State Police as a result of Colbert was final seen in Princeton.
State police mentioned Colbert labored at Toyota Boshoku in Princeton. He was final seen at a coworker’s residence in Princeton on Dec. 9 and he was final seen driving his maroon 2017 Toyota Avalon.
The seek for Colbert continued till Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, when an ISP detective discovered Colbert's automobile beneath a bridge with a person matching Colbert's description inside. The Gibson County Coroner's Workplace recognized the person as Colbert on Saturday and is conducting an post-mortem, however the outcomes are nonetheless pending.
Det. Toni Walden was looking out alongside Outdated U.S. 41 south of County Street 150 South when she discovered the automobile.
Investigators consider Colbert was driving at night time on Dec. 9 when he drove left of heart and went off the east aspect of the street on Outdated U.S. 41.
His automobile dropped right into a deep ravine, overturned and entered Pigeon Creek close to the bridge.
Detectives mentioned anybody driving on Outdated U.S. 41 would not have been in a position to see the automobile. In addition they consider that when the creek degree elevated because of current rainfall, the automobile moved beneath the bridge, making it much more troublesome to identify.
