An off-road vehicle crash near Bass Lake claimed the life of an Illinois man over the weekend. Indiana Conservation Officers say it happened in the 5500 block of South Starke County Road 700 East.
They believe David Blessing, 49, of Tinley Park, was heading north in a 2017 Polaris side-by-side vehicle, with part of it on the road and part in the grass. Officers think the vehicle rolled on top of Blessing when he encountered a sudden drop-off where a culvert passes under the road.
A passerby reportedly called police just after midnight Saturday morning, after noticing the vehicle and what appeared to be a person underneath it. Starke County Police arrived and found Blessing dead. Indiana Conservation Officers were then called to the scene. The Bass Lake Fire Department, Starke County Coroner’s Office, and Tinley Park Police Department also assisted.
Conservation Officers say the incident remains under investigation.
