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FULTON COUNTY – A Gary woman is dead and two others from Gary were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Fulton County.
Shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sunday, officers from the Indiana State Police, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office and the Fulton Police Department arrived at the scene of an injury-involved crash on Ind. 25 near CR 500S, according to a news release from the ISP.
The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Adam Kirk revealed that Nicole L. Davis, 43, Gary, was driving a 2021 KIA Sport heading northbound on Ind. 25, with Steven V. Davis, 41, Gary, in the front passenger seat. Also in the vehicle was a juvenile passenger.
For an undetermined reason, the KIA traveled into the pathway of a 2014 Ford F-150, driven by Jackson C. Rentschler, 20, of Lucerne.
Nicole Davis was pronounced dead at the crash scene by the Fulton County Coroner's Office. Steven Davis and the juvenile were transported to an area hospital for serious injuries. Rentschler was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation. At this time, neither the consumption of alcoholic beverages nor narcotics is suspected of contributing to this crash. Notification to the family of the deceased has been made, the release states.
Kirk was assisted by other members of the Indiana State Police Peru Post, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, the Fulton Police Department, the Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, Parkview EMS, the Fulton County Coroner's Office and Wilson's Towing.
