LAPORTE COUNTY, IN - The LaPorte County Sheriff's Office has released details of a fatal collision that took place in New Durham Township on Saturday afternoon, according to WNDU.
Investigators determined that the driver of a Chevrolet Trailblazer pulling a U-Haul trailer was going south on County Road 900 West shortly before 12:45 p.m. and did not stop at the intersection with Joliet Road. The Chevrolet was struck by a Ford F-250 pickup truck traveling east on Joliet Road.
Two passengers in the Chevrolet, an 11-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, were pronounced dead at the scene. The Chevrolet driver, a 41-year-old man, and two other passengers, a 36-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl, were hospitalized. Their conditions were not released. All five occupants of the vehicle were from Justice, Illinois.
The Ford driver, a 41-year-old man from LaPorte, was also hospitalized.
The sheriff's office is continuing its investigation into the cause of the wreck, and added that toxicology test results are pending.
Further updates will be provided by our Indianapolis car accident lawyer as more information becomes available regarding the incident.
