Terre Haute, IN : Michigan man died in the collision involving pickup truck and semitrailer on Indiana 63 near Cayuga on Thursday night, December 29, 2016

A Michigan man died from injuries suffered in the collision Thursday night of a pickup truck and semitrailer on Indiana 63 near Cayuga.

Killed in the accident about 6:45 p.m. was the pickup truck driver, Michael J. Leach, 47, of Howell, Michigan.

Vermillion Sheriff Mike Phelps said Kamaljeet Sangra, 41, of Ontario, Canada, was driving a 2007 Freightliner southbound in the northbound lanes of Indiana 63 and went into the curve just south of the entrance to the Cayuga fairgrounds. His semi struck head-on a 2013 Ford Super Duty pickup truck driven by Leach.

Leach was pronounced dead at the scene, while his 10-year-old son was treated at a local hospital and released to his family.

Sangra was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated resulting in death, a Level 5 felony. He was held without bond in the Vermillion County Jail.

The northbound lanes of Indiana 63 were closed until about 12:10 a.m. Friday for accident reconstruction by Indiana State Police. Traffic was diverted at U.S. 36 with local traffic sent onto county roads.

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Pickup driver dies in crash; semi driver charged