Wills Township, IN : Sheriff's SUV crushed in crash on Tuesday, 7th January, 2020

A La Porte County Sheriff's SUV was crushed — with the deputy still inside — after a semi truck knocked an irrigation tower on top of it Tuesday afternoon near Rolling Prairie.

Now the semi driver is facing citations for failure to yield right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, unsafe lane movement, improper lane usage on a three or more-lane roadway, and hauling 20,000 more pounds than his vehicle was permitted to carry, according to the Sheriff's Office

The incident started about 1:26 p.m. when deputies Corey Chavez and Josh Smith were working traffic control on State Road 2 at CR-600E in rural Wills Township – just east of the new dogbone intersection – where the irrigation tower was being relocated. Smith was blocking the eastbound lanes and Chavez was blocking the westbound lanes; both had their vehicle's emergency lights activated.


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