Demotte, IN – A Gary man died Thursday evening after allegedly being struck by a motor vehicle in Demotte, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
According to the agency, 53-year-old Christopher Partin was pronounced dead at 8:02 p.m. Thursday by an emergency room physician at Franciscan Hospital Crown Point. The Lake County Coroner and Medicolegal Death Investigation team responded to the hospital shortly after 8:30 p.m.
Officials said Partin sustained multiple blunt force traumatic injuries in the incident, which occurred at the intersection of U.S. 231 and Indiana 10 in Demotte. A forensic autopsy was conducted Friday at the Lake County Forensic Center in Crown Point. The manner of death remains pending.
The coroner’s office reported that Partin’s family made a positive identification at the hospital. Agencies assisting in the investigation included Indiana State Police, Wheatfield EMS and the Demotte Fire Department.
Further details surrounding the circumstances of the crash have not yet been released, and the investigation is ongoing.
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