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Single-vehicle crash kills Carroll County man

The driver and lone occupant of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

Credit: Carroll County Sheriff's Department

One person was killed Thursday in this crash in Carroll County

DELPHI, Ind. — Police in Carroll County are investigating a crash that claimed one life.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday on County Road 700 North just east of County Road 900 West, which is about five miles northwest of Delphi.

Police said the driver and only occupant of the car had been going west on 700 North at a high rate of speed. The driver apparently lost control of the car and crashed.

Rodney Lucas of Monticello was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said witnesses told officers they had seen the 50-year-old Lucas driving erratically prior to the crash.

Carroll County Sheriff's Office Indiana

Carroll County Sheriff's Office News Release Date: 4 July 2020 D... ay:Saturday Time:For Immediate Release Contact:Sheriff Tobe Leazenby 765.564.2413 tleazenby@cacoshrf.com Deputy Steven Tkachuk 765.564.2413 stkachuk@cacoshrf.com Deputy Mitchell Catron 765.564.2413 mcatron@cacoshrf.com Delphi Police Officer Shane Bernhardt 765.564.3841 sbernhardt@cityofdelphi.org Flora Police Officer Jarred Beaver 574.967.4457 jbeaver@floracitypolice.com Pickup Truck versus Bicycle Results in Death of Rural Delphi Man A Saturday morning Carroll County crash, involving a pickup truck and a bicyclist, resulted in the death of a 64 year old rural Delphi man.

The sheriff's department said alcohol, speed and failure to use seat belts were being investigated as factors in the crash.

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