La PORTE COUNTY, IN : Man dies in Toll Road crash on Friday, January, 12th 2018

A crash between a semi and a passenger car has claimed the life of a man Friday morning.

The crash happened near the 50 mile marker in the westbound lanes of the Indiana Toll Road. This is about one mile east of the La Porte exit.

Indiana State Police Dispatch received a call of a crash between a semi and a passenger car around 7:13 a.m.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Aron Weller shows that a red 2013 Hyundai was traveling west when the driver lost control of the vehicle.

A black 2015 Freightliner was also traveling westbound and could not avoid colliding with the Hyundai. The Freightliner hit the Hyundai in the right side, sending it into the north ditch. The Freightliner came to a rest in the center median. The driver of the Freightliner was uninjured in the crash.

The driver of the Hyundai received serious injuries and was transported to Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

A front seat passenger in the Hyundai received serious and life-threatening injuries and was transported to La Porte Hospital and then transferred to Christ Advocate Hospital in Chicago.

Jucai Li, 63, of Shanghai, China, was sitting in the right rear side of the Hyundai and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the La Porte County Coroner.

A two-year old riding in the left rear was securely fastened in a child seat and was uninjured.

The Indiana Toll Road remained opened while reconstruction of the crash was completed by Trooper Lawrence McFarrin, an Indiana State Police reconstructionist.

This crash remains under investigation and alcohol or drugs are not suspected as factors in this crash. Family of Li have been notified.

The Indiana State Police were assisted at the crash scene by the La Porte County Coroner, ITRCC Maintenance and La Porte County Fire and EMS.


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Man dies in Toll Road crash