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Fatal Crash near Westville

La Porte County, IN) - A fatal single-vehicle crash occurred near Westville over the weekend.

 

La Porte County Police were called in at roughly 2 a.m. Saturday morning to the area of Indiana 2 and Old Indiana 2, where, for currently unknown reasons, a pick-up truck left the road and went into a deep ditch, before coming to a stop in a field.

 

Allan Vanblaircom, 55, of Valparaiso suffered an upper-body injury and later died as a result of the accident. A 28-year-old Chicago-area woman who was also in the truck was not hurt.

 

Police said they’re still waiting for the results of a blood alcohol test to determine if intoxication may have been a factor in the events that unfolded.

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