Darya J. Foster Obituary, Death – A two-vehicle crash on I-80 early Sunday morning claimed the life of a Merrillville woman, according to the Indiana State Police. The accident occurred at 3:50 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of I-80 near the 8.4-mile marker, located between Burr Street and Grant Street. Investigators believe that the crash involved a silver Hyundai Santa Fe and a white Lazy Boy box truck.
Preliminary findings suggest that the Hyundai, traveling at a high speed, rear-ended the box truck in the right center lane. As a result of the collision, the box truck lost control, veered into the center median, and knocked down a light pole. The truck then crossed all lanes of traffic before crashing into a ditch.
The force of the impact ejected the driver of the Hyundai from the vehicle, and the Hyundai continued moving eastward for about a quarter mile before coming to a stop. The driver of the Hyundai, identified as 25-year-old Darya J. Foster of Merrillville, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and a passenger in the box truck were transported to Methodist Northlake Hospital in Gary with non-life-threatening injuries.