Two people died as a result of an accident at the intersection of State Road and U.S 35 in Starke County Saturday evening.
According to the Starke County Sheriff’s Department, the driver of a pickup was traveling east on State Road 10 at 6:13 p.m. CT and reportedly did come to a stop at the intersection with U.S. 35 and attempted to make a left turn. The driver of the pickup allegedly did not see a motorcycle traveling north on U.S. 35 at the intersection and an accident occurred between the pickup and the motorcycle.
Two people on the motorcycle were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report. The Starke County Coroner’s Office is notifying next of kin and the names have not yet been released.
The driver of the pickup, 55-year-old Sobczak Stanislaw, of Hickory Hills, Illinois, was not injured.
Routine toxicology tests are pending on both drivers.
The Starke County Sheriff’s Department and the Starke County Coroner’s Office were assisted at the scene by the Bass Lake-California Township Fire Department, North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department, Starke County EMS.
