AUBURN â A one-car crash claimed the life of an Auburn man Saturday afternoon, the Indiana State Police said.
Joshua Charles Clifford, 24, of Auburn was killed while riding in a car that crashed on C.R. 21, near C.R. 34, northwest of Auburn.
At approximately 3 p.m. Saturday, DeKalb County dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a vehicle crash in the area of DeKalb C.R. 21, just south of C.R. 34. Senior Trooper Anthony Canul was the first trooper to arrive and took charge of the investigation.
Canulâs preliminary investigation revealed that shortly before 3 p.m., Guadalupe Alfredo Cruz, 25, of Ashley, was driving his 2007 Honda Accord passenger car northbound on C.R. 21, approaching C.R. 34. He lost control on the gravel road surface, and the car slid sideways before running off the roadway. It continued sideways until the passenger side of the car struck a tree.