Driver dies several days after crash on SR 120

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. -- A driver involved in a crash on October 25 on SR 120 died on Sunday, according to the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office.

The crash happened at 3:30 p.m. on SR 120 just east of CR 131.

Deputies said Peter Hersey was traveling eastbound on SR 120 in a Chevy Tahoe when his vehicle traveled left of center and sideswiped a Chevy Silverado traveling westbound.

As a result, the Silverado drifted on to the shoulder, overturned an unknown number of times, collided with a mailbox, then collided with the front end of a Toyota Sienna that was also traveling westbound, deputies said.

Hersey, 80, was transported to the hospital with a head injury.

The driver of the Sienna was transported to the hospital for pain in her side and chest pain.

Hersey died at the hospital on Sunday around 6 p.m.

The crash remains under investigation.

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