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One-Year-Old Injured As Father Backs Up Truck

A one-year-old St. Joseph County boy was hit and injured by a truck as his father was backing up. The accident occurred about 10 a.m. Tuesday morning near Lakeville. Officials said the man was unhitching a trailer in the driveway and his son watched. He then sent his son inside, but it is unclear if the [...]

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Good Samaritan Killed When Helping Disabled Motorist

A good samaritan was killed when a freight truck drifted over hitting him. The accident happend on the shoulder of Interstate 465 in Indianapolis late Wednesday evening. According to reports, a car had pulled to the right-hand shoulder of the interstate because of a flat tire. A man in a pick-up truck pulled up behind [...]

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Child, 7, Hit By Car While Leaving Party

A 7-year-old boy was killed after being critically injured when he was hit by a car about 7 p.m. Sunday evening. According to reports, the boy and his parents were attending a birthday party in the 5500 block of Floating Leaf Drive when the accident occurred. Officials said they believe the child’s obstructed view as [...]

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Man Killed In Car-Truck Crash

A man was killed just before 6 a.m. early Monday morning. According to reports, the man was in a car that crashed into a tractor trailer truck on the east side of Indianapolis, near Interstate 70. Pictures from the scene showed the car wedged beneath the rear of the truck. Officials said the truck had [...]

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Seven Injured In Four Motorcycle Crashes In Brown County

Seven people were injured in four separate Brown County-area motorcycle accidents over Labor Day weekend. According to reports, the first crash occurred Friday afternoon about 5:30 p.m. when a woman and man on a motorcycle collided with the back end of a pickup truck. The woman was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital and  the man [...]

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Owner Cited After Dog Attacks Neighbor Girl

An owner of a dog that allegedly attacked a 6-year-old girl in May was cited last month in the incident. According to reports, the girl and a friend were riding their bikes in their west-side neighborhood when a dog lunged at them and bit her in the face May 30. The girl received five stitches [...]

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State Trooper Injured By Suspected Drunk Driver

An Indiana State Trooper was seriously injured early Saturday morning when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. According to reports, Master Trooper Dan Hearon and his K-9 partner were patrolling about 1:30 a.m. when Billy S. Patterson hit the patrol car with the sports utility vehicle he was driving. The crash happened near [...]

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State Fair Accidents Claims Sixth Victim

The collapse of the Grandstand stage at the Indiana State Fair last weekend has claimed the life of a sixth person. According to reports, 22-year-old Jennifer Haskell died Friday morning from the injuries she sustained when the stage unexpectedly collapsed August 13. Five other people died last Saturday night and early Sunday morning after a [...]

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Stage Collapse at State Fair Kills 5

A gust of wind is being blamed on a stage collapse at the state fair that killed at least five people, Gov. Mitch Daniels said. On Saturday night a large gust of wind blew the Grandstand stage down atop of the fans who were near the stage, awaiting the main act “Sugarland.” Four people were [...]

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City Installing More Downtown Security Cameras

The city of Indianapolis is working on installing additional security cameras around the downtown area in an effort to provide more security. According to reports, the cameras are due to be fully functioning in time for the Super Bowl scheduled for February of 2012, but will help with crime long after the Super Bowl is [...]

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