A Kosciusko County man is dead after a vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Elkhart County just south of New Paris. Nathaniel McConnell, 24, Etna Green, was a passenger in a Saturn 4S that was struck by a UPS semi, according to The Elkhart Truth website. He was taken to Memorial Hospital of South Bend with internal injuries, according to a press release from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department. He was pronounced dead later Friday evening. The Elkhart Truth reported that around 2:48 p.m. Friday, a Saturn 4S, driven by Justin Gladieux, 18, Bourbon, was stopped at a stop sign on CR 23 at U.S. 6, heading south. A UPS semi was eastbound at CR 23 and U.S. 6 when it collided with the car, which failed to yield the right of way at the sign. The car entered the intersection and was struck by the semi, the report states. Justin Frank, 29, Edwardsburg, Mich., was identified as the semi’s driver. The drivers of the two vehicles did not sustain any injuries. The accident is still under investigation.
