Rosana Fortune Killed in Truck Accident in Tippecanoe County, IN

Tippecanoe County, IN — January 17, 2026, Rosana Fortune was killed as the result of a semi-truck accident at around 5:15 a.m. along State Road 25.

Reports said that the incident happened just outside of Lafayette at the intersection with County Road 700 N.

According to officials, 60-year-old Rosana Fortune was a passenger in a Kia which was going along Hoosier Heartland Highway. A Ford vehicle reportedly lost control due to ice, resulting in a crash with the Kia. A semi-truck then crashed into the Kia. As a result, Rosana Fortune was killed.

Additional details about injuries are unavailable at this time. Authorities have not given further information about the cause of the crash.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

A lot of the time when people see that ice is on the road during a crash, they just pin all of the blame on the weather conditions. Having handled countless fatal accident cases, though, I know from experience that weather conditions themselves rarely cause accidents. More often, it’s the failure of drivers to adjust their behavior during those conditions that leads to a crash.

As such, my hope is authorities have been hard at work looking into the actions of all the drivers involved in this crash and how, if at all, they could have avoided these collisions. While unusual things can occur, the most likely explanation is that someone’s negligence led to a family losing their loved one. If that’s true, they deserve answers.