Fatal Crash Involving School Bus
Porter County Sheriff’s Officers responded to a two vehicle crash on Monday, April 4, 2022, at approximately 10:44 AM, at the intersection of County Road 450 N / County Road 650 W.
Initial investigation shows a passenger car was traveling eastbound on County Road 450 N and disregarded a stop sign at the intersection with County Road 650 W. A school bus traveling southbound on County Road 650 W then struck the passenger car. There were no children on the school bus at the time of the crash, police said.
Life-saving measures were attempted on the male driver of the passenger car, but he unfortunately passed away. The Porter County Coroner’s Office was dispatched at 11:55 AM to the scene. The decedent has been identified as John Francis Nunez, 68-year-old male of South Haven, according to The Porter County Coroner. Autopsy and toxicology is pending.
Porter County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team is on-scene investigating. Avoid the area as it will be closed down for a few hours.
