Crash Kills Akron Man
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
MENTONE -ÊAn Akron man is dead after an early morning accident today near Mentone.
Sergio E. Montelongo, 38, was pronounced dead from neck injuries at the scene of the 5:31 a.m. accident near the intersection of CR 500S and Ind. 19 near Mentone. According to evidence gathered at the scene of the crash, Montelongo was not wearing a seat belt.
According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Montelongo was northbound on Ind. 19 in a 2002 red Ford pickup when he swerved off the east side of the road to miss a deer standing in the roadway. Montelongo overcorrected and went back on the road then went out of control.
The truck slid off the western edge of the road, struck a utility pole and rolled over several times in a field.
Montelongo was ejected from the pickup and pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by the Kosciusko County coroner.
A passenger in the pickup, Sally Montelongo, 38, Akron, was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident and suffered minor injuries. She was treated at the scene of the accident.
The accident remains under investigation by the KCSD. The Mentone Fire Department, Mentone EMS and the Kosciusko County Coroner's Office assisted at the scene. [[In-content Ad]]
MENTONE -ÊAn Akron man is dead after an early morning accident today near Mentone.
Sergio E. Montelongo, 38, was pronounced dead from neck injuries at the scene of the 5:31 a.m. accident near the intersection of CR 500S and Ind. 19 near Mentone. According to evidence gathered at the scene of the crash, Montelongo was not wearing a seat belt.
According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Montelongo was northbound on Ind. 19 in a 2002 red Ford pickup when he swerved off the east side of the road to miss a deer standing in the roadway. Montelongo overcorrected and went back on the road then went out of control.
The truck slid off the western edge of the road, struck a utility pole and rolled over several times in a field.
Montelongo was ejected from the pickup and pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by the Kosciusko County coroner.
A passenger in the pickup, Sally Montelongo, 38, Akron, was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident and suffered minor injuries. She was treated at the scene of the accident.
The accident remains under investigation by the KCSD. The Mentone Fire Department, Mentone EMS and the Kosciusko County Coroner's Office assisted at the scene. [[In-content Ad]]