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29 year-old man killed, 15-year-old injured in Benton County crash

Police said the crash happened Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 41.
Credit: Benton County Sheriff

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.

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