HOWARD CO. – Earlier on Monday, October 6, just before 3:30 p.m., officers from the Howard County Sheriff’s Office responded to an injury-involved crash on State Road 22 near County Road 400 East in which a Logansport, IN, man died.

The preliminary crash investigation by Master Trooper Jeremy J. Perez revealed that Tara D. Lopez, 35, of Kokomo, IN, was driving a Yellow 2018 Bluebird School Bus traveling northbound on County Road 400 East, approaching State Road 22. A construction worker, identified as Aaron M. Esparza, 31, from Logansport, IN, was directing traffic in the construction zone at the intersection of State Road 22 and County Road 400 East. The School Bus traveled across State Road 22 directly behind another passenger vehicle. A Gray 2008 Dodge Ram driven by Rolland Brent Mcq

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