Two people dead after serious crash in Marshall County

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind.—  Two people were killed when their vehicle collided with a semi on US 6 and Miami Highway Monday morning.

The crash happened around 11:19 a.m.

Indiana State Police said a maroon passenger car was traveling southbound on Miami Highway and failed to stop at the stop sign and drove underneath the trailer of a semi traveling westbound on US 6.

The man and woman in the maroon car were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi, 36-year-old Valery Ryshkevich of Chicago, was not injured.

The Marshall County Coroner has identified the victims as 38-year-old Mark Ley Jr. of Kendallville and 36-year-old Krystal Smith also of Kendallville.

Ley Jr. was driving the vehicle.

They were both killed on impact.

An investigation is ongoing.