STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department says that a Butler man died in a crash Thursday night.
He lost control of his pickup just before 9 p.m. on State Road 1 south of Metz Road in Otsego Township, according to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a red Chevy Silverado off the east side of State Road 1 near a curve with the driver lying nearby. Lifesaving efforts were started, however, medical personnel were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators determined that the driver, Daniel Thomas McKean, 36, was heading north on State Road 1 when he failed to negotiate a curve due to excessive speed. The truck left the road and overturned.
Police also said that evidence at the scene indicated that alcohol may have been a factor in the crash. McKean was also not wearing a seatbelt.
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department released the following:
On 11/16/2023 just before 9:00 pm, Steuben County Sheriff’s deputies responded along with other first responders to the area of SR 1 south of Metz Rd in Steuben County’s rural Otsego Township on a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash that had occurred. Initial reports also indicated that a person had been ejected from the vehicle.
When Sheriff’s deputies arrived along with Angola Police, a red Chevy Silverado pickup truck was located off of the east side of SR 1 near a curve in the in 2300 block. Adjacent to the vehicle was a male crash victim lying face down on the ground. Sheriff’s deputies and Angola Police checked the victim and found him unresponsive. Lifesaving efforts were then started and continued until EMS personnel arrived and determined that the victim could not be resuscitated, and was pronounced deceased.
Initial crash scene investigation determined that a red 2006 Chevy Silverado pickup truck driven by 36-year-old Daniel Thomas McKean of Butler, IN was traveling northbound on SR 1 when McKean failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway due to excessive speed. McKean’s vehicle then began to slide out of control leaving the east side of the roadway and overturning. McKean was also ejected from the vehicle during the crash and died as a result of apparent blunt-force trauma.
The weather was clear and roadway was dry at the time of the crash. Evidence at the scene did indicate that alcohol may have been a factor in the crash and seatbelts were not in use. The crash still remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office at the scene were Angola Police, Indiana State Police, Steuben County EMS, Steuben County Coroner’s Office, and the Law Enforcement Division of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
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