Police, coroner release details about Monday's fatality on Wyandotte Road

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Kelly Ward died Monday inside the wreckage of her Chevy Trax on the northeast corner of Tippecanoe County Road 900 East and Wyandotte Road.

Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello released Ward's name Tuesday morning after the next of kin was contacted. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

Ward, 54, of Mulberry, was westbound on Wyandotte Road with her 13-year-old daughter, Macy, in the compact SUV. Both were wearing seat belts, according to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office.

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Ward drove into the intersection and a northbound Ford 350 struck the Trax on the driver's side, sending the small SUV off the road, where it rolled.

The collision spun the northbound truck around so it was facing to the southwest.

The driver of the truck, William Ruiz-Ramirez, 37, of West Lafayette, and his passenger, Julia Ceasar, were both wearing seat belts. They both complained of pain after the crash and were treated at the scene, according to the sheriff's office.

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