Man, 63, killed in crash in rural Indiana

screen_shot_2018_06_19_at_2_58_07_am_e1529395139725.png

State Road 49 in Porter Township, Indiana | Google Earth

A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday evening in rural Liberty Township in Porter County, Indiana.

Dennis Clem, who lived in the town, was driving a silver 2003 Jaguar northbound on State Road 49 when he drove off the road and into the median at 5:22 p.m., according to the Porter County Sheriff’s Office.

After driving off the road, Clem continued traveling northbound in the median between the northbound and southbound lanes before reaching an opening that lead to the railroad tracks under County Road 900 North and landing on the tracks, the sheriff’s office said.

Clem was pronounced dead on the scene, the sheriff’s office said. He was the only one in the vehicle and no one else was injured in the crash.

It was unclear what caused Clem to leave the roadway. Toxicology tests were pending, the office said.

The Latest
Notes: MLB trade-deadline action has begun ramping up.
A 16-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man died after being shot about 10:40 a.m. Friday in the 2500 block of West 46th Street, police said.
Deputy Sean Grayson has been fired and charged with murder for the shooting. He has pleaded not guilty. The family says the DOJ is investigating.
Martez Cristler and Nicholas Virgil were charged with murder and aggravated arson, Chicago police said. Anthony Moore was charged with fraud and forgery in connection with the fatal West Pullman house fire that killed Pelt.
“In terms of that, it kind of just is what it is right now,” Crochet said pregame. “I’m focused on pitching for the White Sox, and beyond that, I’m not really controlling much.”