Gary, IN – A 79-year-old Illinois man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on Interstate 80 in Gary on Saturday night, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
Officials said the Lake County Coroner and Medicolegal Death Investigation team were dispatched to Northlake Methodist Hospital around 8:06 p.m. Saturday, October 25, 2025, following the crash. The victim, identified as Richard Shilling of Homewood, Illinois, was pronounced deceased at 8:02 p.m. by an emergency room physician.
According to the coroner’s report, Shilling sustained blunt force injuries in a motor vehicle accident on westbound I-80 near mile marker 8.7 in Gary, Indiana.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Shilling’s family made a positive identification. A forensic autopsy is scheduled to take place Monday, October 27, at the Lake County Forensic Center in Crown Point, Indiana.
The Indiana State Police and Gary Fire Department assisted in the response and investigation. Further details about the crash have not yet been released.
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