Man dies after crashing into semi-truck in Elkhart County
Published: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:12 PM EDT
ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - An Elkhart man is dead after his car crashed into a semi-truck Tuesday night.
It happened just after 5 p.m. on U.S. 20 east of County Road 31, which is near Middlebury. Police say Joshua Martens, 48, crossed the center line and hit the semi head-on.
Martens was pronounced dead following the crash. Police say he was not wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the semi-truck was not hurt in the crash.
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