Two people died in a fatal motorcycle crash late Saturday afternoon in Center Township in the second fatal motorcycle crash in less than a week.
The crash, according to the Porter County Sheriff’s Department, occurred around 5:18 p.m. June 29 in the area of Smoke and Division roads between a motorcycle and a sport utility vehicle.
The Porter County Coroner’s Office identified the two people who died as Sarah Blaize, 55, of
Valparaiso, the passenger on the motorcycle, who died after being transported to Northwest Health-Porter. Anthony Jaroszewski, 62, also of Valparaiso, died at the scene.
Autopsies for both are pending, according to the coroner’s office.
A preliminary investigation and witness statements revealed the SUV was traveling northbound on Smoke Road while the motorcycle was traveling westbound on Division, police said.
The motorcycle proceeded through the intersection and failed to yield the right of way when it collided with the SUV, police said. The Porter County Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating.
Motorcyclist Daniel Kohler, 24, of Demotte, died on June 24 after a collision with a dump truck in Pleasant Township at the intersection of Indiana 8 and Baums Bridge Road.