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23-year-old dies in Boone County crash

ADVANCE, Ind. (WISH) – A 23-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning in western Boone County, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.

Around 2:45 a.m. Friday, deputies were called to a crash in the West 1200 block of County Road 300 South, which is about 2 miles west of the town of Advance.

Deputies said Christopher Harris, of Crawfordsville, died in the crash.

Upon arrival at the scene, a silver Nissan was found crashed into a tree.

An early investigation indicates that the Nissan, driven by Harris, was headed west on County Road 300 South when, for an unknown reason, left the road and hit a tree.

Harris died at the scene.

The sheriff’s office has not yet completed its investigation.

The crash was one of two fatal ones in the early morning hours in Boone County.