UPDATE – Fatal Accident Involved Stolen Car, Guns, Drugs
Monday at 12:45 a.m., troopers from the Indiana State Police Lowell Post responded to a single vehicle crash on I-65 southbound at the exit ramp to Ridge Rd, according to Sgt. Glen Fifield.
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Dennis Griffin revealed that a black 2020 Maserati Ghibili was southbound on I-65 on the ramp to Ridge Rd. when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the roadway and drove into the west ditch. The vehicle became airborne and struck a utility pole.
The vehicle was occupied by the driver and two passengers. The driver, Walter A. Allen, 28, from Chicago, IL, was declared deceased at the scene by the Lake County Coroner.
The passengers, Racara Liberty, 31 and Damaun Johnson, 32, both from Blue Island, IL, were extricated & transported to Franciscan Health Hospital in Crown Point with serious injuries.
During the crash investigation, it was discovered that the Maserati had been reported stolen to Chicago Police in December 2019. Also located were two Glock 9mm handguns, one of which also had been reported stolen in Georgia. Ecstasy and marijuana were also recovered from inside the vehicle.
