One dead after crash involving fallen tree

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. – A 15-year-old has died following a crash involving a fallen tree that injured two others on Thursday, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office reported.

At 9:22 p.m. on August 12, deputies were called to C.R. 1, south of Arizona Avenue, for reports of a crash.

A 2009 Scion HB was traveling southbound on C.R. 1, north of Wyndtree Boulevard, when it collided with a large tree in the roadway, reports said.

15-year-old Tiarra Clinch, the back-seat passenger in the vehicle, died from her injuries on Friday afternoon.

Two other people were injured in the crash.

This crash is still under investigation.

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