(La Porte County, IN) - A semi-truck avoiding another driver struck several trees outside La Porte this morning.  The crash happened about 2 a.m. on U.S 35 near Schultz Road. 

La Porte County Police said the truck driver, Thomas Brown, swerved around a passenger vehicle that stopped abruptly in front of him.  His tractor trailer was totaled after striking the trees.

The 56 year old Brown, from La Porte County, complained of being stiff and sore after the incident, police said.