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LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. -- The LaGrange County Sheriff's Officer reports deputies responded to the area of 3500 W. S.R. 120 around 11:34 a.m., Thursday, for a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a UTV/off-road vehicle.

Investigators determined a Jeep Cherokee, driven by a 32-year-old Coldwater, Mich. man, was traveling east on S.R. 120 when a John Deere UTV attempted to cross the road at a 90-degree angle traveling south.

The driver stated he was unable to avoid a collision and both occupants on the UTV were ejected.

The UTV was operated by a 13-year-old Karson W. Hochstetler, with a passenger identified as 6-year-old Merle Herschberger.

First responders attempted live saving measures at the scene, but Hochstetler was pronounced dead at the scene.

Herschberger was airlifted

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