Police identify motorcyclist killed in LaPorte County crash involving stolen motorcycle
Levi Nation, 38, of Allegan County, Mich., died at the scene Thursday morning
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office identified the motorcyclist who died in a crash involving a semi tractor and a motorcycle reported stolen as Levi Nation, 38, of Allegan County, Mich.
Police said the crash happened just before 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the 2300 east block of U.S. 20 in Kankakee Township.
According to investigators, Nation was driving east on U.S. 20 when he crossed the center line and hit a westbound semi tractor head-on. He died at the scene. Police said he was driving erratically at the time of the crash.
According to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, the Harley-Davidson motorcycle Nation was driving was reported stolen through the Coloma Police Department on Wednesday.
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