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15-year-old dead following off-road vehicle crash in Indiana

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INDIANA — State conservation officers are investigating an off-road vehicle crash that killed a teenager Sunday afternoon near the Clay–Putnam county line.

The crash was reported shortly before 4 p.m. on Nov. 23 near the intersection of County Road 800 North and County Road 500 East, about seven miles east of Brazil, Indiana.

Investigators determined that a 15-year-old boy was driving an off-road vehicle when it left the roadway and struck a tree.

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The incident remains under investigation.