A rural Michigan City man was killed when his car collided with a semi at U.S. 20 and U.S. 35 Monday morning, Feb. 24, 2014.
Javier Florez, 28, was identified Monday afternoon as the Saturn driver who reportedly pulled into the intersection from the south on 35 and entered the path of the semi, which was eastbound on 20, according to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office. The car and the semi then crossed the median and struck a guard rail along the westbound lanes of 20. A steel coil rolled off the semi trailer. The intersection was closed for some time after the 9:35 a.m. accident.
The car’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene by a LaPorte County Coroner’s Office official.
The semi driver, identified as Ivan Hickmott, 79, of Watervliet MI, was apparently not injured.
Besides county police and the coroner’s office, other responding emergency units included LaPorte County EMS, Springfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, and Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division.