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PIERCETON - Town marshal Tim Sammons read from a press release describing a Jan. 10 call about a body found behind the old Pierceton Truck Stop off U.S. 30.
During Monday's town council meeting, the marshal said there were many questions regarding the incident.
"When officers arrived, they met with a truck driver from Pittsburgh, Pa.," Sammons said of the 2:35 p.m. incident. "The driver stated he had pulled in to hook up to his semi-trailer and noticed a pickup truck parked way back behind other trailers. The pickup truck wasn't noticeable from the road. When the truck driver looked inside the pickup, he noticed a male subject laying down longways on the seat. The male subject didn't appear to be breathing when the truck driver called the police.
"The Pierceton officer determined the male subject was deceased and requested the coroner meet him at the scene. It was discovered the male subject had committed suicide by running flexible metal tubing from the vehicle exhaust, leading into the pickup truck through the rear split window. After notification of family, the body was identified as Wayne A. Wechsler of Huntington. He was 40 years old.
"The scene was investigated by the Pierceton Police Department. They were assisted by the Pierceton-Washington Township EMS, Kosciusko County Coroners Office and the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department."
