US EditionBoonville Mayor Charged with Leaving Scene of an Accident
BOONVILLE, INDIANA, AUG 4 – Mayor Charlie Wyatt faces a misdemeanor charge after allegedly leaving the scene of a crash involving a city-owned truck, with the case referred to a special prosecutor to avoid conflicts.
- Charlie Wyatt, the mayor of Boonville, Indiana, faces charges related to a hit-and-run incident involving his city-owned 2016 Ford F-150 truck that occurred near mid-May 2025.
- The incident took place near the local VFW where Wyatt, while reversing his city-issued 2016 Ford F150, allegedly collided with another vehicle and then left the scene without notifying the other driver or law enforcement, although accounts vary on the specific date of the event.
- After the crash, police located Wyatt’s damaged Ford F-150 at his residence in Boonville, and to prevent any conflicts of interest, the Warrick County Prosecutor assigned a special prosecutor from Knox County to handle the case.
- Wyatt, a 71-year-old Democrat first elected mayor in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 and 2023, faces a Class B misdemeanor and will be summoned to court, while his attorney Mark Phillips claims no crime was committed and warns against assuming guilt.
- No court date has been set yet, and Wyatt’s legal team disputes the characterization of the incident as a hit-and-run, with Phillips advising Wyatt to refer all police inquiries to him as the investigation continues.
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106.7 WTLCBoonville City Mayor Charged with Leaving Scene of Crash
Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. — Boonville City Mayor 71-year-old Charlie Wyatt is facing charges after hitting another vehicle and leaving the scene. Indiana State Police say it happened on May 14th before 10:45 p.m. in Boonville. As officers were investigating, they say Mayor Wyatt was at an event at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), a veterans organization in Boonville, then he backed out of a parking spot and hit another ve…
Boonville mayor charged for hit-and-run in city-owned truck
BOONVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Boonville’s mayor is being summoned to court after he was charged for leaving the scene of a crash. Indiana State Police said in a news release issued Monday that the crashed happened May 14 when Mayor Charles Wyatt, 71, was leaving an event at Veterans of Foreign Wars, a veteran support organization, near East Main Street and Millis Avenue. Police say that at 10:43 p.m. Wyatt backed out of a parking spot and hit another…
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