Dyer, IN – A 26-year-old man was struck and killed in a car-versus-pedestrian crash late Sunday night in Dyer, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
Officials reported that the accident occurred around 11:38 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, near 9957 Sheffield Street in Dyer. The victim, identified as Noah Michael Vander Zanden of Dyer, was transported to Franciscan Hospital Dyer, where he was pronounced dead at 11:32 p.m.
According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, Vander Zanden sustained multiple blunt force traumatic injuries in the incident. A forensic autopsy was conducted Monday, September 22, at the Lake County Forensic Center in Crown Point.
Authorities confirmed the crash is being investigated as a motor vehicle accident involving a car and a pedestrian. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department, its crime scene investigators, and the county’s crash reconstruction team are assisting in the case.
No additional details regarding the driver or potential charges have been released as of Monday afternoon.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information is urged to contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.
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