NEWTON COUNTY, IND. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Sheriff’s office in Newton County, Indiana has provided an update on a fatal crash that occurred last Friday evening at a dragstrip.
The Sheriff’s office said a 1996 Mustang driven by a 45-year-old man from Mackinaw, Illinois, was doing a solo run on the track at the US 41 dragstrip.
The Mustang, for an unknown reason, lost control after crossing the finish line.
It collided with the guardrail causing it to become airborne before coming to rest in a nearby wooded area. The crash resulted in the vehicle catching fire and the death of the sole occupant.
“We are truly devastated," the dragstrip said in a statement.
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