Death; One Man Passed Away from the Friday afternoon Car accident in Washington Township: According to a release from Sgt. Ben McFalls, the public information officer for the Porter County Sheriff’s Office, a single-vehicle accident happened at a property on County Road 325 East, south of County Road 500 North, at around 12:16 p.m.
The event involved the department’s deputies being called to the scene.After a preliminary inquiry, it was determined that a 2019 Honda pickup truck was traveling north on County Road 325 East when, for an unknown cause, it veered off the east side of the road, struck some construction debris, and eventually came to rest in an open field.
The lone male driver was found unconscious and unable to respond to questioning by the officers when they arrived at the scene. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later declared deceased following his evacuation.