A collision between a car and a motorcycle, which killed a Ball State University student and involved a Ball State history professor, remains under investigation, Muncie Police officials said Sunday.
Ball State junior Joshua Hudson, 22, 1001 Ashland Avenue, died around 9 p.m. Friday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after being taken there by helicopter earlier in the day, Sgt. Brad Arey said. Hudson suffered from blunt force trauma to the head, Arey added.
An investigation usually takes a week or two to complete, traffic investigator Gary Vannatta said.
"At this time, [department of history assistant chairman Kevin Smith] has not been cited for anything, but the investigation is still pending," Vannatta said Sunday night.
The accident occurred Friday afternoon around 3 p.m. as Hudson was traveling eastbound on Riverside Avenue on his motorcycle, Arey said.
Smith was stopped in his Ford Taurus on Riverside Avenue facing west waiting to turn left onto Martin Street.
"He said he saw a bicyclist pass, and then he turned left onto Martin Street," Arey said.
Smith failed to yield because he did not see Hudson's motorcycle, Arey said.
Hudson's motorcycle hit the right side of Smith's car, and Hudson was thrown from his motorcycle. Hudson was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, Arey said.
"It was on the back of the bike," he said.
Hudson was a business administration major from Huntington, about 30 miles south of Fort Wayne.
Smith began teaching at Ball State in 1991 as an assistant professor of history. He became a professor of history in 1996 and has been assistant chairman since 2001.
Attempts made to contact Smith for comment were unsuccessful.
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