JAY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – The semi driver accused of causing a crash that killed four people was handed over Thursday to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
According to a press release from Indiana State Police, troopers were called to State Road 67 and County Road 550 E on Tuesday around 4 p.m. to assist the Jay County Sheriff’s Department with a crash.
Following an initial investigation, police determined that the driver of a semi, 30-year-old Bekzhan Beishekeev, was traveling east on SR 67 near CR 550 E when he did not stop for another slowed semi tractor. The eastbound semi then swerved into the westbound lane and crashed head-on into a van.
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ISP initially said the crash killed three people and left others in serious and life-threatening condition; in an update Wednesday, officials announced a fourth person had died…