Overview

• The collision happened early Saturday at Route 30 and Austin Avenue in Schererville, Indiana.
• The officer was flown to a Chicago hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
• Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said the officer had served at the Lake County Jail for nearly nine years.
• Schererville police are leading the investigation, and no arrests have been announced.
• Authorities have not released the officer’s name and said no additional details will be provided until the family is notified.