LOWELL, Ind. – An 18-year-old man died early Thursday morning in a single-vehicle crash in northwest Indiana, according to authorities.
The incident occurred around 3 a.m. at the intersection of 231st Avenue and Colfax Street in unincorporated Lowell. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the 18-year-old driver, from Illinois, was traveling west on 231st Avenue when he lost control of his pickup truck.
The vehicle then struck a culvert, became airborne, landed, and rolled over. The driver was ejected from the truck. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The driver’s identity is being withheld pending notification of family members, the Sheriff’s Department said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department Reconstruction Team is currently investigating the cause of the accident.
The information in this article was provided by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.
