DeKalb County, IN : Michigan couple, Angola man ID'd as victims in I-69 crash on Thursday, 17th September, 2020

A couple from Michigan were among three people killed and three others injured when a semitrailer crashed into a line of cars on Interstate 69 in DeKalb County.

Jean E. Lowe, 72, and her husband, Dale E. Lowe, 81, of Charlotte, Michigan, were riding in an SUV that was rear-ended by the semi Wednesday afternoon about three miles north of Auburn. Police have said the SUV and other vehicles were stopped or slowed for construction at the time.

James Crager, 70, of Angola, did not slow when he drove his 2007 Kenworth into the cars, an Indiana State Police spokesman said.

William C. Heil, 65, of Angola, was driving a Mazda CX9 that was struck by another car and forced into another semi because of the crash. He also was killed.

Three other passengers in the SUV suffered minor injuries in the wreck that involved seven vehicles and shut down the busy interstate for more than five hours. Those passengers injured were identified as James Coppernoll, 34, Sara E. Coppernoll, 30, and Layla Coppernoll, 4, all of Lansing, Michigan.

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