Investigators release identity of moped driver killed in crash

The St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office has released the name of the driver of the moped who was killed in a crash Thursday evening.

Around 8 p.m., a woman was driving southwest on South Bend Avenue when she collided with a moped driven by 74-year-old Donald Daut.

The prosecutor's office says Daut turned out of a parking lot near Vaness Street and was crossing the two southwest lanes of traffic when he was hit.

Daut was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The St. Joseph County Fatal Crash Team is investigating.