Michael Howie

CEDAR LAKE — An early-morning motorcycle accident claimed the life of a Cedar Lake resident Sunday, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.

Scott Herndon, 57, was identified as the deceased following the crash at 12200 Parrish Ave. in Cedar Lake. Herndon sustained multiple blunt force traumatic injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after at 8:30 a.m., the coroner's office said.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Cedar Lake Police Department and Cedar Lake Fire Department responded to the scene and the coroner's office was dispatched shortly after 7:30 a.m., it said. An autopsy was conducted Monday at the Lake County Forensic Center in Crown Point.

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