(Starke County, IN) - A teenager following a motor vehicle crash in Starke County was later found dead nearby during a search. 

Police said the driver struck a tree yesterday in the area of Range Road and 250 North but was nowhere to be found.  During the search, the driver, 18 year old Logan Cooke, was found dead inside an abandoned home close to where the crash happened.  Police said speed appears to have been a factor in the accident.