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UPDATE: Police Say Victim was Not Wearing a Seat Belt in Harlan Crash

HARLAN, Ind. (WOWO): Police have released the identity of the driver who was killed in a car-semi crash in Allen County.

Wednesday at 3 p.m. 19-year-old Lenly Barton III of Hicksville was driving on State Road 101 when he turned in front of a semi-truck on State Road 37. Barton died at the scene and the car was a total loss.

Police say he was not wearing his seat belt. Barton is the 14th traffic fatality for Fort Wayne and Allen County in 2015.

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