LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — An investigation is underway after a northwestern Indiana correctional officer was killed Saturday morning in a traffic crash.

According to a release from the Lake County Sheriff's Department , early in the morning on Oct. 11, Lake County correctional officer Ronald T. Jones, 58, was off duty when his car was reportedly struck by another vehicle along US 30 near Austin Avenue in Schererville.

Police say Jones was flown to a Chicago hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Jones worked for the Lake County Jail for almost nine years, according to the release.

The driver of the other vehicle allegedly fled the scene on foot and the Schererville Police Department is leading the search for the driver.

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said Jones leaves behind tw

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