(Starke County, IN) - A Knox woman was killed in an accident involving an off road vehicle in Starke County.  According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 39-year old Misty Staton was pronounced dead the scene.  She was a passenger on the off road machine driven by 28-year old Dalton Minix, who was hospitalized with a head injury, DNR said. 

The accident occurred about 6 p.m. yesterday on State Road 10 near Bass Lake.  Authorities say the off road vehicle failed to negotiate a turn at a high rate of speed and rolled over.  According to authorities, alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, which is still under investigation.