A fatal traffic accident near Lowell, IN more than a year ago now finds a Hoopeston man facing Reckless Homicide. This comes for the 2020 death of a construction worker along U.S. 41. A 63-year-old Demotte man was killed. Martin Nip lost his life when the truck he was driving while spraying a road-sealant along the shoulder was hit by a semi.
The Hoopeston truck driver, 69-year-old Kart Johnson, was only slightly injured. The investigastion showed police found a porn website on Johnson's cellphone. Johsnon was also charged with Criminal Recklessness and Driving Whoile Distracted.
Fatal Crash at Dwight --
A Morris woman was killed Thursday in a traffic crash on Route 47 at Dwight. The victim wasn't identified pending family notification. The Grundy County Coroner's Office reports the woman was exiting a driveway when a semi hit her car on the driver's side. The truck driver was not injured.
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