The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Noblesville man after a farm accident on May 3. Deputies were dispatched to the 19300 block of Summer Road shortly before 6 p.m. on a report of a person who had been run over by a tractor. Jimmie J. Adams, age 76 of Noblesville, died from injuries sustained in the accident.
According to an initial investigation, Adams and another family member were servicing a tractor in a field and did not realize the tractor was in gear. When the tractor started, it began to move forward with no one driving. Adams attempted to climb aboard the tractor to bring it under control, but slipped and fell in the path of the tractor. The tractor stopped after running over Adams and hitting other farm equipment in the field. Family members were able to assist Adams and call 911 at the scene.
Noblesville medics attempted to rescue Adams but he succumbed to extensive injuries before an air ambulance could transfer him to a medical facility.
