Starke County Sheriff, Bill Dulin and investigators are releasing information regarding the car / pedestrian fatality from early Sunday morning in North Judson.
An autopsy performed Tuesday in Kokomo on 57 year old Michael Keller Sr. of North Judson. Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Keller died of multiple blunt traumatic Injuries to the head and chest. The forensic pathologist has ruled the manner of death as homicide.
The Starke County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help from the public to locate the driver of the vehicle involved in Sunday’s deadly hit and run accident.
Wanted is Juan Carlos Reyes Vasquez who has a birthday of August 6th 1988. Anyone with information on where Reyes Vasquez may be located is asked to call the Starke County Sheriff’s Department at 574-772-3771 or contact your local police department or 911.
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