LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department says two people are dead following a crash early Monday morning in Howe.

A spokesperson for the department says officers were called about the crash along State Road 120, near 325 East in Howe, around 12:10 a.m.

Responding officers say a car was headed eastbound on State Road 120 when, for an unknown reason, the car went off the road and crashed into a tree.

The driver of the car and one of the passengers inside were pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger was airlifted to an area hospital for treatment.

Police note that both alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in the crash. Those involved in the crash will be identified at a later time, the department says.

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