Fatal US 20 Crash Claims Life in Porter County Friday

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Chesterton, IN – A motorist was pronounced deceased at the scene of a rollover accident on U.S. 20 in Pine Township on Friday evening.

According to the Porter County Sheriff’s Police, at 8:52 p.m., the female driver of a 2000 Nissan Frontier pickup truck was traveling eastbound on U.S. 20. In the area of C.R. 1400N, her vehicle left the roadway, crashed, and came to rest on its roof in a ditch.

The Porter County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the victim’s name, pending notification of next of kin. The accident remains under investigation to determine the cause of the vehicle leaving the roadway. Authorities are urging anyone with information about the incident to contact the Porter County Sheriff’s Police.