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Friday, March 13, 2015Area:
Dayton, OHAdam Schutte was driving a 2004 Dodge Durango on eastbound Interstate 70 when he fell asleep at the wheel and the van left the road. The van traveled 600 feet and crashed through a billboard before coming to a rest on the driver's side. Adam Schutte suffered non-life-threatening head injuries. Two passengers were in the vehicle at the time, Latisha Bell and Diana Schutte. Bell suffered non-life threatening neck and back injuries. Schutte complained of chest and back pain. All were transported to Reid Hospital in Richmond for treatment.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015Area:
Evansville, INLisa Walton was driving west on SR 66 when her vehicle went off the right side of the road and she overcorrected, causing the vehicle to skid sideways and hit several trees. Walton was ejected during the accident and found around 50 feet from the vehicle. Authorities believe the accident took place Thursday night, but was not discovered until early in the morning Friday. Walton was taken to Owensboro Health hospital where she died from her injuries.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015Area:
Louisville, KYDavis was heading north on I-65 in a pickup truck when he departed the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a tree. The collision occured at about 7:54am, and Davis was pronounced dead at the scene. Currently, police believe that Davis was driving too fast for the road conditions at the time, causing him to lose control.
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Friday, December 26, 2014Area:
Indianapolis, INAt about 8:45am, a the driver of a Jaguar containing five people was traveling southbound on U.S. 31 when they lost control and veered across the median into the northbound lanes. They were then in the path of an oncoming semi-truck driven by William Stump, 41, who tried to avoid their vehicle by swerving to the right, but the front of the semi-truck still collided with driver's side of the Jaguar. The immense force of the collision left four of the five in the Jaguar dead at the scene, and the only survivor sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to a hospital.
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Saturday, December 20, 2014Area:
Louisville, KYAt about 5:30am, a double-decker bus operated by Megabus was traveling on I-65 when it veered off the roadway and rolled onto it's side. Of the 70 people on the bus, 27 sustained minor injuries and were treated at the local Schneck Medical Center, though one pregnant woman who suffered a cut to the head was taken to a hospital in Indianapolis. Though investigation is ongoing, it is believed that weather, including flurries and wind, played a role in this crash.
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Thursday, December 11, 2014Area:
Indianapolis, INSomeone was killed when a car and a semi-trailer collided on Ind. 213. Both the car and semi were found off of the roadway, and one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Check back for updates.
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Saturday, September 27, 2014Area:
Louisville, KYPolice said the passenger, 25-year-old Ygrayne McCarty, was thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, 27-year-old Zachary McCarty, was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital and then flown to University of Louisville Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Possible medical issue leaves man dead after his car crashes into utility pole in New Haven, Indiana
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014Area:
Ft. Wayne, INSeveral witnesses said that the vehicle had been traveling south on Adams Center when it crossed the center line, hit the utility pole, and traveled into a cornfield, leading police to believe that the driver may have experienced a medical problem before the accident.
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Sunday, September 14, 2014Area:
Indianapolis, INThe motorcycle went off the road, hit a speed limit sign and then went down a ravine and hit several trees. Both riders died at the scene because of fractures to the skull.
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Monday, March 17, 2014Area:
Louisville, KYFloyd County police say the car driven by 20-year-old Joseph Fischer of New Albany went off the highway Tuesday night. Fischer walked away from that crash and for unknown reasons went into the travel lanes of I-64 where he was fatally struck by a car. That driver stopped immediately after the collision, and police say no charges are expected to be filed against the motorist.
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