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1 dead, another critical in Steuben Co. crash

STEUBEN CO., Ind. (WANE) – One person is dead and another is in critical condition after the driver lost control of their vehicle Friday night.

The Steuben County Sheriff Department said officers were called to Bellefountaine Road just west of Meridan Road near Pleasant Lake around 8:30.

Police said 46-year-old Owen Meyers and 26-year-old Christopher Harman were in the car at the time of the crash.

The Sheriff’s department said Meyers was speeding while west on the Bellefountaine Road. The vehicle then went off the road and hit two trees. Officers found Myers dead at the scene. The county coroner said he died of blunt force trauma. Harman was ejected from the vehicle. Harman was then taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The Sheriff’s Department said both victims were not wearing seat belts, however the airbags did deploy.

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Steuben County Coroner’s Office, Angola Police Department, Hamilton Police Department, Steuben County EMS, and Steuben Township Fire/Rescue.