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Duck hunters rescued a motorist whose car was swept away by high water in southern Indiana today, but the driver’s wife — a passenger in the vehicle — is still unaccounted for, according to the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
Kathryn McGill, 31, Des Plaines, Ill., was riding in the vehicle being driven by her husband, Adam McGill, 35, when it was swept off the road in floodwaters on Ind. 257 near the Pike County and Daviess County line.
John Vausha, 62, was driving on Ind. 64 about 6:45 p.m. when a witness saw his vehicle leave the road. The vehicle traveled 500 feet before landing in a pond. Officials are unsure what caused Vausha to drive off the road. Crawford County firefighters pulled Vausha from his car, but the man was unresponsive. Vausha was flown to Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, where he was pronounced dead.
A local man died Saturday after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a car.
Officials say Jerry Dunnichay hit a black car at Eighth Street and Scatterfield Road. The bike then skidding along the road.
Emergency crews performed CPR on Dunnichay and took him to St. John's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say he was not wearing a helmet.
Police are investigating a crash involving three vehicles on the city's south side.
Police say around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning, one vehicle crossed the center line and hit another one near Southport and Bluff roads. Then a third vehicle crashed into the other two.
Emergency crews had to cut the roof off a car to get someone out.
Police did not say how many people were hurt, but did report serious injuries.
The accident happened near a railroad crossing. The track was inspected and officials say it was not damaged during the crash.
One person is dead after a crash between a semi truck and a pickup truck in Boone County this morning.
The crash happened on U.S. 47 east of U.S. 39 near Thorntown before 7 a.m.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said the crash is still under investigation this morning. It’s unclear how many people were in the pickup truck or whether anyone else was injured in the crash.
Police are asking travelers to find alternate routes this morning as they complete their investigation.