Motorcyclist, passenger killed in Valparaiso crash

SHARE Motorcyclist, passenger killed in Valparaiso crash
screen_shot_2018_08_20_at_11_24_11_am_e1534782477953.png

Indiana Route 130 and Froberg Road in Valparaiso, Indiana. | Google Earth

A man and woman were killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in northwest Indiana.

Nicholas Branham, 36, was driving a motorcycle eastbound about 4 p.m. on Indiana Route 130 approaching Froberg Road in Valparaiso, Indiana, according to a statement from the Porter County Coroner’s Office.

As the bike approached Froberg, a white Cadillac Escalade was crossing the intersection heading south on Froberg, the coroner’s office said. To avoid hitting the Escalade, Branham laid the motorcycle down.

His passenger, 26-year-old Jaclyn Nauracy, suffered blunt-force injuries and was dead at the scene, according to the coroner’s office. She lived in Scererville, Indiana.

Branham, who lived in Valparaiso, was taken to Porter Regional Hospital in Portage, Indiana, where he was pronounced dead at 4:33 p.m., the coroner’s office said.

The driver of the Escalade was not injured, authorities said. The coroner’s office plans to preform an autopsy on Branham and run routine toxicology tests.

The Latest
White Sox fans from all over will flock to Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday for the team’s home opener against the Tigers.
Fans, some in costume, tailgate in the parking lots of Guaranteed Rate Field hours before the White Sox and Detroit Tigers kick off the 2024 seasons Thursday afternoon. Some weigh in on the proposed South Loop stadium.
Two weeks after the migrant eviction policy went into effect in Chicago, City Council members said not enough information on migrants exiting the shelter system has been provided.
Zoo officials were tipped off something was wrong after Bana stopped eating as much as she regularly did and appeared lethargic.