SIDNEY – A 4-year-old girl and her father are dead after their car collided with a train early this morning in Sidney. Police said Kosciusko County Coroner Michael Wilson pronounced Wesley Teague Cox, 37, Laketon, and his daughter Grace, 4, dead at the scene. According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, deputies and emergency personnel responded at 4:42 a.m. today to a call of a vehicle that had been struck by a Norfolk Southern freight train at the Ind. 13 crossing in Sidney. Cox had full custody of his daughter and her mother has been notified. Sgt. Chad Hill, of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, said the crossing was equipped with lights and crossing arms, though he could not confirm whether or not they were working at the time of the crash.
