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Names Released In Fatal Martinsville Accident

Last updated on Tuesday, April 7, 2009

(MARTINSVILLE) - Police say a man and his son were killed Sunday following a car crash on IN-37 south of Martinsville.

39-year-old Michael Pence and his 9-year-old son, Devin, drowned when their pickup truck flipped into a creek.

Firefighters and two military men pulled them from the wreckage.

Investigators believe Pence fell asleep at the wheel after working a night shift and attending church.

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