Fatal Crash in Indianapolis: Pickup Truck Wheel Kills Driver
A wheel came off a pickup truck on an Indianapolis freeway, bounced over a median and crashed into the windshield of another vehicle, killing its driver.
Accidents that occured in Indiana or impacted Indiana residents.
A wheel came off a pickup truck on an Indianapolis freeway, bounced over a median and crashed into the windshield of another vehicle, killing its driver.
Two teens were arrested in Indianapolis after crashing into a police cruiser in a stolen vehicle. The incident occurred on Monday morning when a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old male collided with the cruiser while it was responding to another call. The pursuit ended at 16th and Main Street.
One person is dead after a wheel struck their vehicle on I-70 in Indianapolis. The incident occurred on Monday morning when a wheel came off an eastbound truck and hit the windshield of a vehicle traveling westbound. The vehicle then went off the road and landed on its side near a house.
Police are investigating a serious crash that critically injured three people and shut down part of a major Michiana highway on Sunday evening. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office reported that two vehicles were involved in what they believe to be a head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver. It happened at the intersection of US-31 and 11th Road, roughly three miles south of the US-31/US-30 exits.
A semi-truck driver from Atlanta has been charged after leaving the scene of a crash in Jasper County that trapped a bus driver. The bus driver rear-ended the semi-truck, and although the semi initially stopped, it suddenly drove away. The bus driver was extricated from the vehicle after several hours and taken to a hospital in Chicago for treatment.
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash in South Bend. The crash involved a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital for treatment.
A woman is dead after a crash involving a City of Anderson truck. Anderson police said the woman was riding a bike when she was hit near the intersection of West 19th Street and Madison Avenue. Police identified the woman killed as 38-year-old Christine Barton.
Ashlea Albertson, an Indianapolis-based racer, died after sustaining injuries in a crash on Interstate 65. Tony Stewart Racing and her family confirmed the tragic incident. The crash occurred when two drivers accelerated rapidly and refused to let the other vehicle pass on northbound I-65 near the 48-mile marker, resulting in a collision.
The St. Joseph County Fatal Crash Team is investigating a serious crash involving a minivan and a FedEx truck in South Bend. The incident occurred on Friday morning at Auten Road and Lindenwood Drive. No fatalities have been reported.
A 15-year-old boy was struck by a semi-wheel while assisting with a tire change on I-80 in Lake County, Indiana. The incident occurred on Aug. 15 and resulted in potentially life-threatening injuries for the victim. Four other individuals also sustained non-life-threatening injuries.