Portage- This afternoon (6/13/2021) at approximately 3:00 p.m., a single vehicle crash occurred westbound on the Indiana Toll Road at the 21.5 mile-marker.
Preliminary investigation by Senior Trooper O’Bryan Winfield revealed that a red 2014 Jeep Compass was traveling west in the right lane when the driver attempted a lane change to the left lane. During the lane change, the driver over corrected which resulted in him losing control of the vehicle.
The vehicle drove onto the inside shoulder and began to roll several times in the center median. During the rollover, the driver was ejected. The vehicle came to a stop on its roof on top of the driver. Several witnesses stopped to assist and helped remove the vehicle from the driver. The driver was conscious and alert before Portage EMS arrived. During the transportation of the driver, life saving measures had to be initiated. The driver was transported to Northlake Hospital in Gary where he succumbed to his injuries.
Identification of the deceased will be made by the Lake County Coroner’s Office. There was an adult male passenger in the front passenger seat who was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt during the time of the crash.
Assisting at the scene were Trooper Dustin Eggert, Portage Fire/EMS, Double T Towing and the ITRCC.