LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana Conversation Officers are investigating after a 14-year-old died in an off-road vehicle crash in northwestern Indiana Sunday night.
Officers responded to a report of a crash around 9 p.m. in the 9400 block of North 500 East in LaPorte County.
Investigators learned a 13-year-old, who was operating the side-by-side off-road vehicle, lost control while trying to turn at a high rate of speed, causing the off-road vehicle to roll over.
Three juveniles were treated at the scene for minor injuries, a 15-year-old was taken by helicopter to a Chicago trauma center with serious injuries and a 14-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at Northwest Health – LaPorte.
The investigation is ongoing, and more information will be released as it becomes available.
LaPorte County is roughly 130 miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis.
