Updated July 11, 2025, 9:43 a.m. ET
MUNCIE, IN — A New Castle man died on Friday, July 11, when his motorcycle collided head-on with a car on Interstate 69.
Jonathan Shelton, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene by Delaware County Coroner Gavin Greene. The crash occurred around 4 a.m. near mile marker 236, approximately two miles north of the Daleville interchange, according to Jeff Stanley, Chief Deputy of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department.
Traffic was closed on the southbound lanes of the interstate until about 7:25 a.m. as emergency crews responded, including the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department, Daleville police, Yorktown and Gaston firefighters, Delaware County EMS, and the Delaware County Emergency Management Agency.
An investigation is ongoing, led by the sheriff’s crash reconstruction team.