One dead in accident near Johnson Road

(La Porte County, Indiana) – A Union Mills man died in a car accident on Friday.

Shortly before noon, emergency crews were called to CR 300 North, west of Johnson Road. According to police, a westbound 2010 Ford Explorer crossed the center line and the eastbound lane, struck a tree on the south side of the road and overturned.

The driver and the only passenger, 65-year-old Gregory W. Crites, were trapped in the vehicle, which was lying on its driver’s side. After being freed, Crites died at the scene of the accident.

No further information about the accident has been released.