The Indiana State Police Is Assisting The Nappanee Police Department With A Fatal Crash Investigation
May 27, 2024 at 5:19 p.m.
NAPPANEE - The Indiana State Police is assisting the Nappanee Police Department and Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office with a fatal crash that occurred early this afternoon in Nappanee.
At approximately 12:55 p.m. Friday, officers with the Nappanee Police Department and an ISP trooper responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Tomahawk Trail near ATC Trailers, according to a news release from ISP Bremen District.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a straight truck tanker was travelling southbound on Tomahawk Trail when it is believed the truck ran off the road to the right and lost control. As the truck came back onto the roadway, the truck rolled onto the right side and continued to slide southbound. As the truck slid, it caught on fire and spun around coming to rest facing north in the northbound lane. The driver of the truck was pronounced deceased on the scene by the Elkhart County Coroner’s Office.
The Elkhart County Coroner will make positive identification of the driver following an autopsy.
The Nappanee Fire Department, Bremen Fire Department and Elkhart Fire Department all responded to get the large fire under control. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) also responded due to the truck’s cargo of flammable material.
This is an ongoing crash investigation and there is no other information to be released currently.
NAPPANEE - The Indiana State Police is assisting the Nappanee Police Department and Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office with a fatal crash that occurred early this afternoon in Nappanee.
At approximately 12:55 p.m. Friday, officers with the Nappanee Police Department and an ISP trooper responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Tomahawk Trail near ATC Trailers, according to a news release from ISP Bremen District.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a straight truck tanker was travelling southbound on Tomahawk Trail when it is believed the truck ran off the road to the right and lost control. As the truck came back onto the roadway, the truck rolled onto the right side and continued to slide southbound. As the truck slid, it caught on fire and spun around coming to rest facing north in the northbound lane. The driver of the truck was pronounced deceased on the scene by the Elkhart County Coroner’s Office.
The Elkhart County Coroner will make positive identification of the driver following an autopsy.
The Nappanee Fire Department, Bremen Fire Department and Elkhart Fire Department all responded to get the large fire under control. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) also responded due to the truck’s cargo of flammable material.
This is an ongoing crash investigation and there is no other information to be released currently.