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Kalamazoo man ejected, dies after vehicle rolls on top of him

Posted at 9:27 PM, Sep 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-11 21:43:03-04

LAKE STATION, Ind. — Four men from Kalamazoo were involved in a crash in Indiana on Friday. One of those men died as a result.

Alfonzo Balboa II, 21 of Kalamazoo was ejected after the truck he was riding in lost control and flipped over on I-80-94 just east of Toll Road, according to Indiana State Police. Authorities said he died when the truck he was ejected from rolled on top of him.

The driver Luis Diaz, 21, also of Kalamazoo, lost control after driving into a heavy downpour. The truck struck a guard rail before flipping over, police said. Augstin Leal-Diaz, 21 and Pedro Diaz, 20 suffered non life threatening injuries.

Police confirm Balboa was asleep and was not belted in at the time of the crash.