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FOUNTAIN CITY MAN KILLED IN CRASH NEAR LYNN

(Randolph County, IN)--A Fountain City man was killed in a crash near Lynn Thursday morning.  It happened at just before 9 o’clock on U.S. 36, just east of the intersection of U.S. 27.  Investigators say that 32-year-old Ethan Dement of Fountain City was trying to pass a box truck and pulled into the path of an oncoming semi.  The semi driver swerved but was unable to avoid a collision.  Dement was pronounced dead at the scene.  The truck driver was not hurt.  The highway was shut down for a couple of hours as part of the investigation.