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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020

Rockford man dies in accident

By Leslie Gartrell
DECATUR, Ind. - A Rockford man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Thursday morning in Adams County, Indiana.
Kevin McDonald, 39, was northbound on County Road 100 East near County Road 400 North when he drove off the side of the road for an unknown reason and struck several trees, according to Adams County Sheriff Dan Mawhorr.
Mawhorr said McDonald was partially ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under investigation.
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