DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says a woman from Defiance, Ohio died in a crash Thursday.
Police think her SUV veered off the road SUV veered off at about 10:15 a.m. on the 6100 block of County Road 64. The SUV ended up in a field.
A witness at the scene said the SUV came into his lane first and he had to swerve not to hit it. He said that he got out to check on the SUV driver after the crash but could not get inside the locked vehicle. Police and medics were able to get her out but pronounced Heather Ward, 39, dead at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing and the coroner’s findings are pending.
The DeKalb Co. Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Dekalb Central Dispatch, Spencerville Fire, Concord Fire, Parkview Dekalb EMS, and Dekalb Co. Coroner’s Office.
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