Wabash – This morning at approximately 2: 10 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle crash on U.S 24 near Stitt Street, in which a Logansport, IN man was killed.
The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Jeremy Perez revealed that Dakota Jackson, 25, Kokomo, IN was driving a 2000 Buick Park Avenue westbound on U.S. 24, west of Stitt Street. Jackson lost control of the Buick which traveled across the grass median and the eastbound lanes of U.S. 24. The car then rolled and slid across Old U.S. 24 before coming to rest, on its top, in a ditch.
Jackson was flown from the crash scene, by a medical helicopter, to a Fort Wayne hospital. He suffered numerous severe injuries. Derik R. Stearns, 26, Logansport, IN, a backseat passenger, was flown by a medical helicopter to a Fort Wayne hospital. He unfortunately died from injuries sustained in the crash. Brianna N. Thomas, 20, Peru, IN, also a backseat passenger, was transported by ambulance to a Wabash hospital. She sustained a back injury. Michael A. Grenier Jr., 23, Peru, IN, a front seat passenger, was transported by ambulance to a Wabash hospital. He sustained injuries to his hands and arms. He has been treated and released.
This crash is still under investigation. At this time, Trooper Perez believes the use of alcohol, excessive speed, distracted driving, and unsafe lane movement contributed to this crash.
Family members have been notified.
