Gary, IN – A 21-year-old woman from Hammond has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash Tuesday on Interstate 80 in Gary, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
Officials say a Medicolegal Death Investigation team responded to Northlake Methodist Hospital around 12:13 p.m. on October 21, 2025, where the victim, identified as Demilade Adeyeye, was pronounced deceased.
According to the coroner’s report, Adeyeye sustained blunt force injuries consistent with a motor vehicle accident. The crash occurred along eastbound I-80 near mile marker 6.4 in Gary, officials confirmed.
Emergency room staff at Northlake Methodist Hospital certified her death at 11:40 a.m., according to the release.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at the Lake County Forensic Center in Crown Point to confirm the cause and manner of death.
The Indiana State Police and Gary Fire Department assisted in the investigation. No additional details about the crash circumstances have been released as of Tuesday evening.
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