BENTON COUNTY, Ind — A Benton County man is dead after a crash Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 41.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said 29-year-old Orlen Leonel Cruz-Reyes was attempting to turn north on U.S. 41 near Old U.S. 41 when he pulled into the path of a semi.
The semi hit Cruz-Reyes’s SUV on the driver’s side door. Police said Cruz-Reyes died at the scene.
Cruz-Reyes’ 15-year-old passenger was airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis with several injuries.
The driver of the semi was not injured.
Benton County is approximately 95 miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis.
