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SEARCHAccording to Hendricks County Sheriff Jack Sadler, Deputy Fred Fislar was responding to a single-vehicle accident around 11:50 p.m. where a passenger car hit a utility pole, leaving low-hanging electrical wires near the crash site.
A Hendricks County, Indiana, sheriff’s deputy died early Tuesday morning after being electrocuted while investigating a crash.
According to Hendricks County Sheriff Jack Sadler, Deputy Fred Fislar was responding to a single-vehicle accident around 11:50 p.m. where a passenger car hit a utility pole, leaving low-hanging electrical wires near the crash site.
Just minutes after Fislar arrived at the location, a passing driver saw the deputy was down and used Fislar’s radio to notify dispatchers, Fox 59 reports. Sadler said Fislar came into contact with the power lines after arriving at the scene.
“Deputy Fislar was transported to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition after he sustained injuries from coming into contact with power lines,” Sadler said.
Fislar was hired by the sheriff’s office in December 2021 and served in the Enforcement Division for two-and-a-half years. He leaves behind a wife and two children ages 6 and 6 months.