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Fatal Traffic Crash in Vermilion County


 
WHAT:  Fatal Traffic Crash   
WHERE:   Poland Rd to Stateline Road (Vermilion County) 
WHEN:  August 6th, 2019 at 12:24 p.m. 
VEHICLES:  Unit 1: 2006, Gray Pontiac G6 
   Unit 2: 2016, Black Ford Escape 
DRIVERS:  Unit 1: Female 19  
   Unit 2: Male, 20, Covington, IN 
PASSENGERS: Unit 1: None 
   Unit 2: Female, Covington, IN  
PRELIMINARY: According to the preliminary crash investigation, Unit 1 failed to yield at the T intersection of Poland Rd and Stateline Road. Unit 1 was turning north onto Stateline Road when it was struck on the driver side by unit 2 driving south on Stateline Road.  The front left of unit 2 struck the driver side of unit 1.  Unit 1 came to rest in the east ditch and unit 2 came to rest in the middle of the road.  
   The driver of Unit 1 was pronounced deceased on scene. The Vermilion County Coroner will release the name of the deceased once next of kin notification has been completed.  
TRANSPORTS: The driver and passenger of unit 2 were transported to a local area hospital for non-life threatening injuries.  

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