Bob Kasarda

• A 39-year-old Cedar Lake man, John Hunley Jr., was intoxicated during a crash on Ind. 130 that resulted in a passenger's death, charges say.

• The crash occurred around 7 a.m. May 18 at Ind. 130 and Park Avenue, with the vehicle crashing into a building.

• Passenger Dacia Potts was unresponsive at the scene and later pronounced dead at the hospital.

• Surveillance footage showed the vehicle speeding off-road, contradicting Hunley's initial claim of another vehicle's involvement.

• Hunley, found with drugs in his system, remains in custody at Porter County Jail, with a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, records show.

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