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A Fulton County man was killed in a Thursday two-vehicle crash.
Just after 8:00 a.m., the Indiana State Police and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on US 31 at Southway 31. The initial crash investigation indicates that Dewayne A. Hecht, 38, of Rochester, was driving a 2009 Hyundai Accent heading westbound on Southway 31. The Hyundai attempted to cross US 31 when a 2019 Volvo traveling southbound on US 31 collided with it. Both vehicles came to rest south of the intersection.
Hecht was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Fulton County Coroner.
The driver of the semi, Remzi Ozturk, 53, of Holland, MI, was uninjured.
This continues to be an active and ongoing investigation.
Indiana State Police Peru Post, Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Team, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Fulton County Fire, Fulton County EMS and Reichert and Knepp Towing assisted at the scene.
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