Bob Kasarda

VALPARAISO — Police say a 39-year-old Cedar Lake man was intoxicated when he crashed into a building along Ind. 130 so hard it drove the engine cavity into the front passenger area of his vehicle and resulted in the death of a passenger.

John Hunley Jr., who was arrested Monday, is charged with operating while intoxicated causing death, OWI endangering another person and two lesser OWI counts, records show.

The crash in question occurred around 7 a.m. May 18 in the area of Ind. 130 and Park Avenue, police say.

Police said they arrived to find the Nissan passenger vehicle crashed into a building on the north side of the road. Both Hunley and passenger Dacia Potts had to extricated from the vehicle by firefighters.

Potts was unresponsive at the scene and taken to the hospita

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