(JACKSON TOWNSHIP) – A LaGrange woman is dead and two others are injured following a UTV crash with an SUV.

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office were called to a two vehicle crash in the area of County Road 100 South near County Road 1000 West in Jackson Township just before 4 PM September 1. The initial 911 caller said two people were in the roadway and a vehicle was off the road.

Deputies arrived and found a man and a woman critically injured in the roadway near a UTV, with a blue SUV in a field off the north side of County Road 100 South.

The initial investigation indicated the UTV was driven by 73 year old Denny Northup of LaGrange and was heading east on County Road 100 South before making a U-Turn in a private driveway. As Northup came back into the roadway heading west, an SUV driven by 59 year old Mary Ridenour of Angola crested a small hill.

Ridenour swerved but struck the UTV, causing it to overturn, and both Northup and his passenger, 71 year old Carol Northup were ejected. Ridenour’s SUV went off the road, struck a utility pole and then overturned.

Ridenour was treated at the scene by Steuben County EMS for minor injuries.

The Northups were flown from the scene by Samaritan and Med Flight helicopters. Carol Northup suffered a head injury and despite all medical treatment measures, died from her injury.

Denny Northup suffered a broken leg.

The accident is being investigated by the Steuben County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team.