Gary, IN : A 57-year-old Merrillville man was pronounced dead in a crash at Interstate 80/94 on Saturday, 3rd September, 2016

A 57-year-old Merrillville man was pronounced dead early Saturday morning after his car went off westbound Interstate 80/94 in Gary in what officials described as a suspected medical incident, officials said.

Nicholas Melegos, of the 600 block of West 66th Place, was found inside his car, which had run into a brush-and-water-filled ditch about 30 feet from the road near Grant Street, the Indiana State Police and Lake County

Coroner's Office said in news releases.

Trooper Jason Pratt and Andy Rasala crossed through the waist-deep water to reach the vehicle, which was partially on an embankment, and found Melegos was not conscious or breathing, reports said. Because they could

not remove him from the car because of the depth of the water, they performed CPR in the vehicle as it was towed and Gary Fire Department and EMS personnel arrived on the scene, according to the reports.

There were no visible signs of trauma, reports said.

The Lake County coroner's office certified Melegos' death at 1:27 a.m. The manner of death is pending.

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Man dead following I-80/94 crash, police say