GRANT COUNTY, Ind. — A truck driver was killed in Indiana on Thursday morning.
Indiana State Police (ISP) issued a news release that it is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 69 near the 269-mile marker, which claimed the life of one individual.
ISP said its investigation indicated that on Thursday morning, shortly after 6:00 a.m., a 2021 Freightliner semi with an attached trailer driven by Lee R. Lauzon, 60, of Ontario, Canada, was traveling southbound on I-69 near the 269-mile marker. For an undetermined reason, the Freightliner traveled off the roadway and rolled before coming to a final rest.
Police say Lauzon succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the crash scene by the Grant County Coroner’s Office.
At this time, neither the consumption of alcoholic beverages nor narcotics is suspected of contributing to this crash.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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