LAFAYETTE, IN. (THECOUNT) — Ned Slate, 84, of Lafayette, Indiana, has been identified as the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday evening in Tippecanoe County.
The fatal crash occurred around 6:10 p.m. Nov. 5 near the intersection of Piney Grove Drive and East 300 North, northeast of Lafayette in the Greater Lafayette metropolitan area, according to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office.
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Investigators believe Slate was driving a 2016 Ford F-150 westbound on East 300 North when the truck struck a pedestrian who was also jogging westbound near the road’s fog line.
Slate told investigators that headlights from eastbound traffic made it difficult to see the pedestrian. The impact threw the jogger off the roadway.
First responders transported the pedestrian to a hospital, where the person was pronounced dead. The Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office has not released the victim’s identity.
Authorities said alcohol and drug impairment are not currently suspected in connection with the crash. Toxicology results are pending as part of the investigation.
The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the collision. No additional details about the pedestrian or the circumstances immediately before the impact have been released.
The crash site is near Piney Grove Drive and East 300 North in rural Tippecanoe County, northeast of Lafayette and West Lafayette in west-central Indiana.
Google Maps: Piney Grove Drive and East 300 North, Tippecanoe County (approximate intersection)
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