A Brown County woman died Tuesday after an SUV struck the van she was driving in rural Johnson County.

Dorothy Scott, 39, of Nashville, was rushed to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where she later died, Sheriff Duane Burgess said.

Just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Scott was traveling westbound on State Road 44 with her family. The SUV, driven by a Franklin teenager, was traveling eastbound when it crossed the centerline and crashed into the family’s van, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office accident report.

The driver of the SUV told deputies when she started to turn the wheel, she felt the SUV start to hydroplane. She closed her eyes and felt the impact of the crash, she said.

Scott and all four passengers — including three teenagers — were injured and taken to area hospitals due to severe bleeding, fractures and crush injuries. Scott’s most severe injury was to her lower leg, according to the report.

The driver of the SUV complained of pain and suffered a head injury, the report showed. She was also taken to an Indianapolis hospital, the report said.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office notified the sheriff’s office early Wednesday morning Scott had died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at the hospital, Burgess said.

State Road 44, between State Road 135 and Franklin, was closed for several hours while crews worked to clean up and investigate the crash.

The sheriff’s office, Bargersville Fire Department, Trafalgar Fire Department and paramedics from around the county responded.

Scott’s co-workers set up a memorial fundraiser on GoFundMe, with a goal of collecting $5,000. As of Wednesday afternoon, it had collected $1,450. Those who would like to donate can do so at https://gofund.me/696c4fc2.

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James Vaughn is the Daily Journal’s editor. He previously covered Greenwood and Johnson County as a news reporter, and continues to lead the paper’s elections coverage. He grew up on the southside. When he is not working, he can be found bouncing between books, binge-watching true crime documentaries, trying his hand at a new recipe or spoiling his pets. He can be reached at [email protected] or 317-736-2774. Follow him on Twitter: @JamesRLVaughn