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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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