(La Porte County, IN) - Police are blaming distracted driving for a three-vehicle collision on a state highway in La Porte.

 

The crash happened just before 4 p.m. on Saturday on Indiana 39 near County Road 925 North.

 

Kilion Schwandt, 22, told investigators he was headed southbound in a 2003 Ford Explorer when he looked down at his GPS device, only to find he was in the oncoming lane upon looking back up, according to La Porte County Police. The oncoming driver, Christopher Cook, 45, told investigators he swerved but the oncoming vehicle still made contact with the driver’s side of his 2020 Subaru.

 

Schwandt also wound up hitting a second oncoming vehicle operated by 18-year-old Sofie Joseph.

 

Authorities note that everyone involved in the accident was tended to by medics, but declined further medical attention. The total damage was estimated at $25,000 to $50,000.