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Man killed in US 6 crash early today

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A fatal crash on U.S. Highway 6 in Jackson Township forced the closure of a two-and-a-half mile stretch of U.S. 6 until mid-morning today, the Porter County Sheriff’s Police said.

The name of the victim, a man, has not yet been released pending the notification of family, police said.

Coroner Chuck Harris gave this account of the accident. The man, driving a pickup truck in the early-morning hours, was eastbound on U.S. 6 when, in the area of C.R. 381E, he crossed the center line and struck a westbound semi-tractor tanker.

The man was partially ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene at 4:56 a.m., Harris said. A routine toxicology screen will be performed.

The driver of the tanker escaped injury, Harris added.

Both the east- and westbound lanes of U.S. 6 between North Calumet Ave. and C.R. 400E were closed after the accident, to allow for crash reconstruction but also for cleanup of a diesel spill, the PCSP said.

U.S. 6 was re-opened to traffic at approximately 10 a.m.

 

Posted 10/19/2015

 
 
 
 

 

 

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