One person was killed in an early morning crash in Kosciusko County. It happened shortly before 7 a.m. at U.S. 30 and 350 West between Warsaw and Atwood.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department says a passenger vehicle had under rode a semi-trailer. According to witness statements the Peterbilt Semi was traveling from northbound 350 West onto Westbound US 30 and was slowing or stopping in the median. The Peterbilt’s trailer was then struck by an eastbound Dodge passenger vehicle.

40-year-old Kristopher Reed of North Judson, who was operating the Dodge, was pronounced dead at the scene. Man dies in Kosciusko County crash with semi

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Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what appear to me to be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.