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Woman Dies in Single-Car Crash

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WHITLEY COUNTY – An Indianapolis woman died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning north of Larwill.  
John C. Doll totaled his vehicle on CR 750N near CR 550W at 10 a.m., seriously injuring himself and killing 82 year-old passenger Barbara Steinsberger, according to a Whitley County Sheriff's Department press release.
Doll, 50, EMS T7B Lane, Leesburg, was driving east on CR 750N when his vehicle left the roadway. The vehicle struck a tree and caught on fire, eventually becoming fully engulfed in flames.
Steinsberger, 82, Indianapolis, was pronounced dead. Doll was taken to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, for injuries to his legs and neck.