An investigation is underway to determine what happened leading up to a 50-year-old Kinmundy man being struck and killed while lying on the Kinoka Road in rural Kinmundy Monday night. Kevin Williams was taken from the scene to Salem Township Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Williams was struck by a pickup truck driven by 59-year-old Alan Webster of Turner Road in Louisville. Webster reported he was westbound on Kinoka Road, when he came across someone lying in the roadway in his lane of travel. He said by the time he saw the man it was too late to stop. Marion County State's Attorney Matt Wilzbach says the big question is why Williams was lying in the road. He reports Williams had apparently been a passenger in a car driven by his girlfriend, 38-year-old Cindessa Easley of the same address in Kinmundy. She told investigators the two got into an argument and Williams asked to get out of the car. She stopped and let him out. After driving away a short distance, Easley said she turned around and arrived just after Williams had been struck by the Webster pickup truck. Wilzbach says deputies and State Police Crime Scene Investigators are still trying to confirm Easley's story and says at this point homicide has not been ruled out. A State Police Accident Reconstructionist is also assisting in the investigation. Wilzbach says there were indications both Williams and Easley had been drinking. Marion County Deputy Coroner Troy Cannon says Williams was pronounced dead as a result of massive trauma to the head and chest consistant with the accident. Wilzbach reports the Williams family did not want an autopsy completed. The State's Attorney plans to go along with their wishes unless an autopsy becomes necessary to provide evidence in the case. Wilzbach feels if there were any prior injuries they probably could not be separated from those sustained when Williams was run over by the pickup truck. The accident occurred a quarter mile west of Baylis Road. Meanwhile, Easley was later arrested for aggravated battery when reportedly becoming unruly while being treated in the Salem Township Hospital Emergency Room. She was taken to the hospital after reportedly fainting at the scene of the accident. Easley is accused of scratching the left arm of a hospital employee trying to control her, resulting in a cut and bleeding from the employee's left arm. Easley also reportedly resisted sheriff's deputies who escorted her out of the hospital and took her to the Marion County Jail where she remains Tuesday morning. oxL2A
