STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department says that a Nebraska man died in a crash on Tuesday evening.
Just after 7:15 p.m., near the intersection of U.S. 20 and W 20 North, he reportedly lost control of the rig. When deputies arrived on the scene they found an overturned semi off the north side of U.S. 20. The driver, identified as Thomas J. Jamrock of Omaha, was partially outside the driver’s side door.
Officials say that life-saving efforts were started by the deputies and a bystander and were continued by EMS once they arrived on the scene. Those efforts were not successful and Jamrock was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators determined that he was heading west on U.S. 20 with a trailer hauling wire when he failed to negotiate a curve due to excessive speed. The rig hit a guard rail and then overturned. Alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash.
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department released the following:
On 11/14/2023 just after 7:15 pm, Steuben County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of US 20 near CR 20 N in western Jackson Township on a report of a semi-tractor trailer that went off the roadway and overturned near an embankment. It was also reported that the driver was possibly trapped inside the vehicle. Upon the arrival of deputies and other first responders, they located the overturned semi-tractor trailer off of the north side of US 20.
When deputies approached the vehicle, they found the driver’s door open and the driver partially outside of the vehicle unresponsive. Life saving measures were then started by deputies with the aid of a bystander until EMS personnel arrived at the scene. Despite all of the life saving efforts utilized, the driver could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Initial crash scene investigation indicated that 62 year old Thomas J. Jamrock of Omaha, NE was traveling westbound on US 20 driving a blue 2012 Freightliner semi-tractor pulling a Great Dane box trailer loaded with wire. As Jamrock was negotiating a curve in the roadway on US 20 near CR 20 N, Jamrock’s vehicle left the travel portion of the roadway due to apparent excessive speed and collided with a guardrail on the north side. The semi-tractor trailer then overturned near an embankment. Jamrock succumbed to his injuries sustained in the crash.
The weather was clear and the roadway was dry at the time of the crash. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor at this time. The crash remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office at the scene were the Indiana State Police, Orland Fire Department, Steuben County Coroner’s Office, and Steuben County EMS.
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