DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — One is dead following a single-vehicle crash in DeKalb County Friday night.

According to a release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, the driver, 34-year-old Adam G. Brown, from Auburn, was traveling westbound on County Road 68. Based on the investigation at the scene, deputies were able to determine that Brown went through a stop sign at a high rate of speed.

  • Photo of vehicle following a fatal crash that occurred in DeKalb County.
  • Photo of vehicle following a fatal crash that occurred in DeKalb County.

The vehicle then went off the south side of the road, hitting a culvert in the ditch causing the vehicle to spin. The back of the vehicle struck another culvert and mailbox, causing the driver to be ejected from the vehicle. The car then continued to hit two trees and rolled before coming to a rest on the south side of the roadway in the ditch.

According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department driver speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash. The family of the driver was notified according to the Sheriff’s Department.