Man that Struck Clark County Highway Worker Enters Plea

Friday, April 7th, 2023 -- 3:01 PM

The man that struck and killed a Clark County Highway worker entered a plea in Clark County Court.

On August 8th of 2021, at about 1:18 AM, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call of an accident on CTH G by Mann Road in the Township of Hendren. The initial investigation indicates that at about 12:00 AM, two Clark County Highway Workers were sent to a tree that was across CTH G by Mann Road.

They arrived there at about 1 AM and started to remove the tree. At about 1:18 AM, one of the workers, David Murphy, called 911 and said that a vehicle struck him. When deputies arrived on scene, they discovered that a vehicle was traveling south on CTH G and struck the workers and tree. Murphy was transported to the hospital where he was treated for his injuries. Russell Opelt died at the scene of the crash.

During his court appearance on Thursday, the operator of the vehicle, Cory Neumueller, was found guilty of, due to a no contest plea, homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Several other charges were dismissed and read in. He’s scheduled for sentencing on August 10th.

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