Chesterton, IN : A Valparaiso man was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Monday, June 5, 2017

A Valparaiso man was killed on Monday and his wife seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 30 in Union Township, the Porter County Sheriff’s Police said.
The victim was identified as Juan G. Sotojirau, 83.
According to police, at 1:47 p.m. Sotojirau was traveling in the area of C.R. 375W, when he pulled in front of a second vehicle eastbound on U.S. 30.
The driver of the second vehicle was Jesse Hummel, 19, of Crown Point.
Sotojirau was transported to Porter Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His passenger and wife, Lilliam Soto, 83, was also transported to PRH and then airlifted to Memorial Hospital in South Bend with life-threatening internal injuries, police said.
Hummel was not injured in the crash.
“Alcohol is not believed to be involved,” police said.
Traffic on U.S. 30 was restricted to one lane in each direction until 4:10 p.m.

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Valparaiso man dies in accident on US 30