North Judson Woman Dead, After Car Lands Upside-Down in Ditch along State Road 39

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A North Judson woman is dead, following a crash on State Road 39. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office says that just after 6:30 Saturday morning, it got a report of a Honda Civic submerged upside-down in a drainage ditch in the 1500 south block of the highway. When emergency responders arrived, they reportedly found Shari Lynn Zimmerman, 53, dead inside the car.

Officers believe the Honda had been heading south on 39, when it went of the west side of the roadway and came to a rest on its rooftop. Police don’t know what caused the car to leave the highway, and the crash remains under investigation.

Starke County Sheriff’s Deputies, North Judson Police, the Knox and North Judson Fire Departments, Starke County EMS, and the Starke County Coroner’s Office all responded to the scene.