Valparaiso, IN — In the early morning quiet of East Chicago on Wednesday, tragedy struck. Justin Curtis, a 42-year-old father and well-known figure in Valparaiso’s tight-knit community, lost his life in a devastating crash along Cline Avenue. Curtis was pronounced dead at 6:47 a.m. by the Lake County Coroner’s Office after his vehicle collided with a concrete pillar near the Michigan Avenue exit. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred around 5:00 a.m. Investigators believe he lost control while attempting to exit, hitting a roadway sign before the fatal impact. The cause of the crash remains under…