Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred at the intersection of State Road 8 and County Road 875 in LaPorte County, Indiana.
What Happened: A pickup truck allegedly failed to yield at the intersection and struck a box truck.
Participants:
- Joseph Barker, driver of pickup truck
- Driver of box truck
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Joseph Barker, 79, killed
- Driver of box truck, injured
Details:
On or about Thursday, November 4th, 2021, around 8:40 in the morning, an accident between a pickup truck and a box truck claimed the life of a 79-year-old man from Valparaiso. Troopers from the ISP said the accident was reported at the intersection of State Road 8 and County Road 875 in LaPorte County, Indiana.
Deputies from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department said 79-year-old Joseph Barker was killed when the pickup truck he was driving allegedly failed to yield at the intersection of State Road 8 and County Road 875 when it struck a box truck. Paramedics pronounced Barker dead of his injuries at the scene of the collision. Paramedics airlifted the driver of the box truck to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries.
According to Google Maps, LaPorte County is not far from the Illinois state line, about 64 miles southeast of downtown Chicago.
Multiple agencies assisted at the accident scene.