(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte man was killed in a single vehicle crash outside Michigan City this morning.  Matthew Moore, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office.

Police said he was operating a 2020 Chevrolet pick-up northbound on Hitchcock Street.  For unknown reasons, police said Moore veered left off the pavement then drove parallel to the roadway before striking a NIPSCO pole.  The truck continued for several hundred feet before striking a tree.  Police said the vehicle kept going for an undisclosed distance until crashing into a fence.

Whether alcohol or drugs had anything to do with the collisions won’t be known until receiving the results of a toxicology test, police said.  Emergency responders were called to the scene north of Earl Road just before 3 a.m.