Delphi man killed in a single-car accident on Old Indiana 25
AMERICUS, Ind. — Tippecanoe County sheriff's deputies investigated a single-car fatal accident Wednesday on Old Indiana 25 near Sugar Creek Road, according to the sheriff's office.
The accident happened at 6:58 a.m. Wednesday, and the crash scene was about a mile south of Americus.
Michael York, 43, of Delphi, was driving northbound on Old Indiana 25 and veered left of center, crossed the southbound lanes and left the west side of the road, according to the sheriff's office and Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello. York's car drove off the west side of the road, into a ditch and struck a tree, according to the sheriff's office.
York was the only person in the car, and he was not wearing a seat belt, according to the sheriff's office.
He died at the scene.
The sheriff's office closed Old Indiana 25 between Tippecanoe County Roads 600 East and 775 East while accident reconstruction specialists investigate the crash. The road is expected to be closed for most of the morning, according to the sheriff's office.
Costello said an autopsy will be performed later this week.
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This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Delphi man killed in a single-car accident on Old Indiana 25 near Americus
