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A 16-year-old Syracuse boy, John Paul Mallane, is dead after a being thrown from his moped in a traffic accident early Sunday afternoon.
Mallane was traveling east on Bowser Road in Syracuse when witnesses say he failed to stop at a stop sign. He collided with a sport utility vehicle driven by Kathleen Kelly, 49, Goshen, at 12:48 p.m. Kelly was traveling south on CR 300E.
Mallane was thrown from the moped and suffered extensive head and neck injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Kosciusko County coroner.
Kelly told police she saw that Mallane was not going to stop and attempted to swerve and brake but was unsuccessful. Her vehicle ran off the roadway, striking a Kosciusko County Highway Department sign, before returning to the road.
The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Indiana State Police, Milford Police Department, Syracuse Fire Department, Syracuse EMS and Kosciusko County Coroner's Office assisted at the scene.
