ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – 20-year-old Ohio man has died following a July 4 crash near Angola, Indiana, where a pontoon boat detached from a truck, overturned, and trapped a passenger.
Cameron Laney of Sherwood, Ohio, was transported to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries Sunday morning.
An investigation revealed that 22-year-old Chase Gustwiller of Defiance, Ohio, was towing the boat with a pickup truck and turned onto Metz Road at a high rate of speed, causing the vessel to detach, slide, and overturn.
Gustwiller showed signs of impairment at the scene and was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, a Level 4 felony.
While the truck sustained no damage and the weather was clear, alcohol is believed to be a factor, and the incident remains under investigation by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office and Angola Police.
Gustwiller has since posted a $10,000 surety bond and was released.
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