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Fatal On The Turnpike

Steuben County State Troopers respond to a pedestrian…hurt on Indiana Toll Road. Officials say…Micheal Shaw, 45, of Portland, Oregon was driving a pickup truck, pulling a utility trailer and had pulled over heading eastbound, near mile marker 142, due to a developing mechanical issue. For some reason…he steps into the roadway from the shoulder…into the path of an oncoming semi. Shaw was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi, Princ Blakaj, 30, of Bronx, New York immediately pulled over to assist Shaw. Blakaj remained at the scene and cooperated with ISP as the investigation continued. The post-crash investigation continues.

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