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ELKHART COUNTY - The teen passenger of a minivan died Sunday night when the vehicle he was traveling in collided with a semi-tractor-trailer in Elkhart County.
According to an Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office crash news release, the deceased was identified as JayDee Miller, 17, Elkhart.
The fatal accident occurred at 9:42 p.m. Sunday at about 64455 Ind. 13, Elkhart County.
Miller was the passenger in a 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, driven by Rylan Mullet, 17, Nappanee.
Mullet was driving the Chrysler north on Ind. 13, south of CR 36, while a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia 126, driven by Davinder Singh, 34, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, was going south on Ind. 13.
The minivan then went left of center due to sliding on ice/snow, colliding with the front end of the Freightliner.
Miller suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mullet suffered a minor head injury and was taken to Memorial Hospital.
Singh did not have any apparent injuries, the report states.
Mullet and Miller were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, the report states. Singh was not.
The incident is under investigation by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team.
