Claypool Man Dies In Car-Semi Collision FridayCLAYPOOL — A rural Claypool man was killed Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Claypool.
Police said William Johnson, 70, was traveling south on CR 600 shortly after 2 p.m. Friday when he failed to yield at the intersection of CR 700S.
Johnson’s 2012 Chevy collided with a 1995 Kenworth semi going west on CR 700S, driven by Michael Nelson, 80, Burket.
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputies and emergency personnel found Johnson unresponsive in his car. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Kosciusko County coroner’s office.
Nelson suffered only minor injuries in the collision, police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
The Kosciusko County Fatal Team was assisted at the scene by members of the Mentone Fire Department, Mentone EMS, Burket Fire Department, Mentone Police Department, Kosciusko County Emergency Management, the Kosciusko County coroner’s office and the KCSD.
