STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office says that a 17-year-old was killed in a crash Wednesday.
Around 11 a.m., police say the vehicle involved in a crash with a tree was going on the 2400 block of East Bellefontaine Road. Police said that it was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time and it left the roadway for an unknown reason. The car crashed into a tree head-on and the driver was ejected.
The Steuben County Coroner’s Office pronounced the teenager dead at the scene. The driver was identified as Leland Lester.
Police do not think that alcohol was a factor and determined Lester was not wearing a seatbelt.
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office RELEASED THE FOLLOWING:
On Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 11:12 AM the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of 2400 E Bellefontaine Road, Hamilton, located in Steuben County, Indiana to the report of a single vehicle crash. Upon arrival, a black 2009 Ford Crown Victoria driven by Leland E. Lester, age 17, of Hamilton, Indiana was found in the roadway. The vehicle had been travelling eastbound on Bellefontaine Road at a high rate of speed before leaving the roadway and striking a tree head-on. The vehicle sustained catastrophic damage causing the driver to be ejected from the vehicle.
Lester was pronounced dead at the scene by the Steuben County Coroner’s Office from blunt force trauma.
Lester was not wearing a seatbelt and alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
Assisting at the scene were the Hamilton Police Department, Indiana State Police, Hamilton Fire/Rescue, Steuben County EMS and Steuben County Coroner’s Office. The crash remains under investigation.
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