Michael Howie

PORTER COUNTY — Officials have shared the identities of the two motorcyclists killed Friday in the Jackson County crash that involved two other vehicles.

In a news release Saturday, Porter County Coroner Cyndi Dykes identified the victims as Richard Dowding, 73, and William McCoy, 62, both of Portage.

Porter County Sheriff's Department officers were dispatched at 1:47 p.m. Friday to U.S. 6 near White Thorne Lane to a report that two passenger vehicles were involved in a crash with two motorcycles that caused injuries.

The drivers of both motorcycles were deceased upon arrival.

The Porter County Crash Unit was at the scene to investigate the circumstances of the crash for several hours. Police expect to share more details on Monday.

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