LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A man died Sunday in a head-on collision with a tree on US Highway 231 South.
According to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched after a 911 call reported the crash shortly before noon in the 8800 block. A witness indicated that the vehicle struck the tree without any eyewitnesses to the incident.
Authorities reported that the driver, the sole occupant of a red 2017 Chevrolet Cruze, was found unconscious. CPR was administered by dispatchers, and life-saving measures continued until Emergency Ambulance Services arrived, but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene shortly thereafter.
An initial investigation by the Tippecanoe County Reconstruction Team indicated that the vehicle was traveling north on US Highway 231 South when it veered off the east side of the road and collided with the tree. The airbag deployed, but investigators noted that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.
The Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office has not yet released the driver's identity. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.