"Anytime there are signs posted that the area has been flooded or that there is high water, you should never attempt to pass, even if you think the water is not that high," explains Corporal Vickie Kristiansen, of the Franklin City Police.

She adds that vehicles can get swept into the water way, which makes it nearly impossible to exit your vehicle.

According to NOAA's National Weather Service, it only takes six-inches of high water to create enough buoyancy to sweep a vehicle off its tires. The Weather Service uses this line as part of its annual "Turn Around; Don't Drown (TADD) Campaign, educating motorists of the impending dangers of flood waters.

Unfortunately, a motorist in Simpson County was caught off-guard this past Saturday, when the truck he was driving was swept off "Flat Bridge," while attempting to navigate through high waters.

"The bridge was flooded. The area was flooded. The road had been closed at the time," says Kristiansen.

She continues by stating the driver had apparently driven around where the road was closed.

Simpson County Dispatch was able to gather the whereabouts of the victim, shortly before communication was lost.

"Police and fire rescue were sent to investigate the scene and they had reason to believe, due to the flooding conditions in the area, that the vehicle had been swept into the water," Kristiansen says.

As flood waters finally began to recede, Simpson County Fire Dispatch, assisted by the Warren County Rescue Squad, was able to locate the truck along with its deceased occupant... still inside.

The victim has been identified only as an adult male. A coroner's report is pending.