Woman who died in LaPorte County crash identified
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LAPORTE COUNTY — A woman who was killed in a head-on crash in rural LaPorte County last week has been identified, officials said.
Taren Abair, 29, of Grovertown, Indiana, was driving a Toyota RAV4 westbound in the 8200 East block of U.S. Highway 6 around 11:50 a.m. on Friday when the vehicle struck a Dodge Ram pickup truck, the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Deputies arriving on the scene found Abair dead, the release said. John Niego, 60, of Michigan City, the driver of the pickup, was flown to South Bend Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the LaPorte County Fatal Accident and Crash Team.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into LaPorte County Jail
Jason Bailey
Age: 33
Residence: LaPorte
Arrest Date: July 21, 2020
Offense Description: Escape
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Tyler Poff
Age: 40
Residence: Michigan City
Arrest Date: July 23, 2020
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Carter Morse
Age: 22
Residence: LaPorte
Arrest Date: July 25, 2020
Offense Description: Possession of methamphetamine
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff’s
Victor Segura
Age: 41
Residence: Michigan City
Arrest Date: July 23, 2020
Offense Description: Strangulation, domestic battery
Class: Felony, misdemeanor
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Demetrius Stephens
Age: 35
Residence: LaPorte
Arrest Date: July 26, 2020
Offense Description: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated
Class: Felony, misdemeanor, msidemeanor
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Stacy Sutton
Age: 36
Residence: LaPorte
Arrest Date: July 25, 2020
Offense Description: Failure to appear
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Joseph Loughlin
Age: 57
Residence: Denver, CO
Arrest Date: July 27, 2020
Offense Description: Dealing in marijuana – marijuana sale intended for a minor
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Aimee Flick
Age: 40
Residence: LaPorte
Arrest Date: July 24, 2020
Offense Description: Residential entry, battery by bodily waste
Class: Felony, misdemeanor
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff’s
Grant Romano
Age: 26
Residence: LaPorte
Arrest Date: July 24, 2020
Offense Description: Burglary
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Miranda Eggleston
Age: 31
Residence: Michigan City
Arrest Date: July 22, 2020
Offense Description: Neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff’s
Deiondrai Thompkins
Age: 23
Residence: Michigan City
Arrest Date: July 27, 2020
Offense Description: Possession of a firearm after felony conviction
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff’s
Darren Mallett
Age: 53
Residence: South Bend
Arrest Date: July 24, 2020
Offense Description: Habitual traffic offender
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Joshua Reigert
Age: 38
Residence: LaPorte
Arrest Date: July 27, 2020
Offense Description: Escape
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Darryl Fields
Age: 35
Residence: Michigan City
Arrest Date: July 23, 2020
Offense Description: Attempted murder, aggravated battery, aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felony, criminal recklessness committed by shooting a firearm into an inhabited dwelling or building, battery by means of a deadly weapon
Class: Felonies
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff’s
Lisa Bullard LeMaster
Age: 30
Residence: Chicago
Arrest Date: July 27, 2020
Offense Description: Unlawful possession of syringe, domestic battery, unlawful possession of syringe
Class: Felony, misdemeanor, felony
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Armahni Jackson
Age: 34
Residence: Michigan City
Arrest Date: July 23, 2020
Offense Description: Carrying a handgun without a license
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Natalie Gilpin
Age: 31
Residence: LaPorte
Arrest Date: July 28, 2020
Offense Description: Unlawful possession of syringe, identity deception
Class: Felony, felony
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Justin Geren
Age: 30
Residence: Kingsford
Arrest Date: July 25, 2020
Offense Description: Possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of syringe
Class: Felony, felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff’s
Jared Bealor
Age: 31
Residence: Hamlet
Arrest Date: July 23, 2020
Offense Description: Intimidation
Class: Felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Alan Surber
Age: 21
Residence: Michigan City
Arrest Date: July 27, 2020
Offense Description: Failure to appear, failure to appear
Class: Felony, felony
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff’s
Kasey Wireman
Age: 33
Residence: Rolling Prairie
Arrest Date: July 22, 2020
Offense Description: Child molesting, Child molesting, Child molesting, Child molesting
Class: Felonies
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff’s
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