Deadly car crash in Elkhart claims one life

ELKHART, Ind. – One person has died following an early morning crash on Wednesday in Elkhart, the Elkhart Police Department reported.

At 1:05 a.m., officers were called to the 29000 block of Old U.S. 20 for reports of a crash with injuries.

Officers arrived at the intersection of Old U.S. 20 and Lexington Park Drive where they found a severely damaged passenger car.

The investigation showed the vehicle was traveling west on Old U.S. 20 when it left the road and struck a large steel support beam, police said.

The driver, and only occupant, of the vehicle, identified as 44-year-old Justin Bidlack of Mishawaka, was pronounced deceased.

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