LAGRANGE COUNTY, IN (WTVB) – An Angola man was killed late Monday night when he was struck by a semi-tractor trailer while he was walking on the Indiana Toll Road in LaGrange County.
The fatal victim was identified as 43-year-old Nathanael W. Stewart. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash which took place near the 121 mile marker at about 11:45 p.m..
Indiana State Police Troopers from both the Toll Road Post and the Fort Wayne Post responded.
The driver of the semi-tractor trailer that struck Stewart was identified as 29-year-old Davinder Singh of Tracy, California. State Police say Singh has cooperated fully with the investigating troopers.
Although troopers have not yet determined why Stewart was walking on the interstate, they were able to track foot prints in the snow, which suggested he had climbed over from the north side of the interstate fence coming from the direction of a residence where he had been staying in Sturgis. He then walked through the side ditch and then onto the Toll Road.
This remains an active investigation.
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