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A La Porte man was killed early the morning of Nov. 11 when his pickup truck left the road and struck several objects, then flipped on its side. The accident happened on Hitchcock Street (CR-1100W) north of Earl Road in Michigan City.
Matthew L. Moore, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found trapped in the truck.
The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office reported that the black 2020 Chevrolet pickup had been traveling north on Hitchcock when it went into the southbound lane, left the road and struck a utility pole. The truck continued to travel north for several hundred feet and hit a tree, rotated 180 degrees and hit a fence, then flipped on its side.
Besides sheriff’s officers, other emergency personnel at the scene were the Michigan City Police and Fire departments, La Porte County EMS and La Porte County Coroner’s Office.