Coroners confirmed Thursday, April 14, 2022, that the death of Ariana Taylor, a missing woman whose remains were discovered this week, was an accident.

Taylor’s mother reported her missing last week after the SUV she was thought to be driving fell down a hill along Interstate 65 near the boundary of Lake Station and Gary.

Ariana Taylor accident: How did Ariana Taylor die?

After a car was located below the I-65/80-94 junction on Sunday, April 3, police and family members searched for the mother for more than a week. Taylor was meant to be the last person with the car, according to the vehicle’s owner.

A K9 team discovered her remains in a small drainage ditch near the collision scene on Wednesday.

Earlier her cause of death was recorded as injuries from a motor vehicle collision compounded by drowning, according to an autopsy performed.

Finally, Taylor’s death has been declared to be the result of an accident.