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Father and 9-year-old son killed in Kosciusko County crash

Marlin Fuentes, Sr., 31, and his 9-year-old son, Marlin Fuentes, Jr., died in a crash with a semi-truck early Sunday morning.
Credit: Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. — A Goshen man and his 9-year-old son died early Sunday morning in a crash with a semi-truck in Kosciusko County. 

Shortly after 2 a.m., emergency crews were sent to the intersection of US 30 and CR 875 W in Etna Township for a two-vehicle crash. 

The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office said 31-year-old Marlin Fuentes, Sr., and his 9-year-old son, Marlin Fuentes, Jr., were in a Mazda going south on CR 875 W.

As they approached US 30, a semi-truck traveling west on US 30 was approaching CR 875 W.

The sheriff's office said Fuentes, Sr., failed to yield to the semi-truck at the intersection. 

The semi-truck struck the driver's side door of the Fuentes' car, killing both the driver and passenger. The coroner's office pronounced them both dead at the scene. 

The driver of the semi-truck was not injured in the crash. 

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