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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowFormal charges have been filed against a driver involved in the death of Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Reynolds, who died while helping a different driver on the side of a highway in the early morning hours of Nov. 12, 2025, the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.
Prosecutor Eric Hoffman formally charged Teddy Johnson, 39, of New Haven, Indiana, with the following offenses:
- Reckless homicide, a level 5 felony
- Involuntary manslaughter, a level 5 felony
- Failure to change lanes for an authorized emergency vehicle, a level 6 felony
- Reckless operation of a tractor trailer combination, a class B misdemeanor
Johnson was taken into custody at the Delaware County Jail on Monday. Johnson, who is being held without bond, faces up to 15 years in prison for the charges.
Reynolds was killed while helping a driver on the side of a highway around 3:30 a.m. According to court documents, Reynolds had stopped to help a semi driver who had lost control of his vehicle along Interstate 69 near Gaston.
When he arrived at the scene, Reynolds left his vehicle’s emergency lights activated to alert other drivers to the crash. While Reynolds was assisting the driver, Johnson’s truck collided with Reynolds’ cruiser and the semi, fatally injuring Reynolds.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Johnson was picked up by his truck’s dash camera wearing headphones and using what appeared to be a cell phone minutes prior to the crash. The camera also showed Johnson appearing to struggle to stay awake minutes before the crash, according to court documents. The dashcam also showed Johnson’s truck failing to change lanes despite the flashing lights on Reynolds’ cruiser.
In January, Reynolds’ widow, Allison Reynolds, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Johnson and the other driver, identified as Gregory Holmes, as well as the drivers’ companies, Parrish Dedicated Services Inc. and A&G Deliveries LLC.
Allison Reynolds alleged that her husband’s death was a direct result of the “careless and negligent acts” of the defendants, including Holmes, who she claims failed to take steps to remove his disabled trailer from the northbound lane and did not call 911 or warn other motorists of the hazard.
Johnson’s initial hearing for his felony charges is scheduled for Thursday.
Holmes has not been formally charged in the case.
The case is State of Indiana v. Teddy M. Johnson, 18C05-2604-F5-000066.
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