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LaCrosse man arrested for leaving scene of fatal Starke Co. accident

A LaPorte County man has now been arrested for leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

 

About 10:45 pm on March 14,  deputies from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of US 421 and County Road  500 S in San Pierre for a personal injury traffic accident.

 

Sherman Rhodes Berry, 35, of Hamlet, was pronounced deceased at the scene after life saving efforts proved unsuccessful.

 

The Starke County Sheriff’s Office says their investigation reveleaed that a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup driven by Travis Eugene Lynch, 38,  of LaCrosse, had been traveling southbound on US 421 near the 500 South intersection in San Pierre. A man, determined to be Sherman Berry, was in the roadway and Lynch didn’t have enough time to react to avoid hitting Berry. The front driver’s side of the truck struck Berry while he was on the roadway.

 

Lynch left the scene leaving Berry to be later found at the scene deceased . The Dodge truck involved in this incident was recovered at Paul’s Auto Yard in Westville.

 

On March 25, Lynch was interviewed by Starke County detectives and later booked into the Starke County Justice Center for one count of Leaving the Scene of a Fatality Accident - Level 4 Felony

 

The North Judson Police Dept, Indiana State Police, San Pierre Volunteer Fire Dept, Starke County Coroner’s Office, Starke County Prosecutor’s Office and Michiana Crime Stoppers were thanked for their role in handling the incident and investigation.

 

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