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• "Merrillville Woman Killed in Fatal I-80 Box Truck Crash in Lake County, Indiana"

  Sep 9, 2024 Admin 0 Comments

  A fatal two-vehicle collision on I-80 early this morning tragically took the life of a 25-year-old Merrillville woman. The crash occurred around 3:50 a.m. near the 8.4-mile marker, between Burr Street and Grant Street, in the eastbound lanes.

   

  According to the Indiana State Police’s preliminary investigation, Darya Foster, 25, was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe at high speed when she rear-ended a Lazy Boy box truck in the right center lane. The impact caused the box truck to veer out of control, strike the median wall, cross all lanes, and eventually crash into a ditch. 

   

  Foster was ejected from her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Her Hyundai continued for another quarter mile before coming to a stop. The Lake County Coroner’s Office has notified her family.

   

  The two occupants of the box truck were transported to Methodist Northlake Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash led to road closures for several hours as police investigated and cleared the scene. The Indiana State Police is continuing the investigation.

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• "Five Hospitalized After Driver Collides with Box Truck, Police Report"

  Sep 9, 2024 Admin 0 Comments

  Five individuals are recovering after a crash involving a box truck in the Roseville/Fleet Ridge area on Saturday, according to authorities.

   

  The San Diego Police Department reported that the incident occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. on the 3400 block of Canon Street. A 37-year-old woman, driving a 2017 Ford Expedition eastbound, made what was described as an "unsafe movement to the right" and collided with the rear of a parked Econoline box truck. The right front side of the SUV struck the truck.

   

  One of the passengers, a 12-year-old girl, suffered a fractured right femur. The driver and three other juvenile passengers experienced pain and were also taken to the hospital for treatment.

   

  The Traffic Division is leading the investigation, and DUI has been ruled out as a factor in the crash.

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