KANKAKEE TWP, IL : Woman killed in crash on icy U.S. 20 on Tuesday, 5th February 2019

An 85-year-old Valparaiso woman, who was a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in a crash on icy U.S. 20 in Kankakee Township on Tuesday afternoon later died of injuries she suffered.

The crash happened abou 2 p.m. on U.S. 20, just east of Range Road in rural Kankakee Township, according to the La Porte County Sheriff's Dept.

Investigators said red 2006 GMC pickup, driven by 25-year-old Zachary Lane of Corpus Christi, Texas, was westbound on U.S. 20, when it crossed the center line into the eastbound lanes, according to Capt. Derek Allen of the sheriff's department.

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