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Indiana State Trooper, Nick Klingkammer, was in his squad car stopped at a light near the intersection of Keystone and Fall Creek at around 1:30 am this morning when a vehicle driven by Sonja Dixon collided with him.

Klingkammer was taken to the hospital and released; however, it was discovered that Dixon had an blood-alcohol level of .21. Authorities are still investigating the incident; however, at this point they believe Dixon's intoxication was the cause.

A woman, who has not yet been identified by authorities, lost her life Monday morning when her vehicle was struck on north side of Indianapolis near North Michigan Road and Thorny Croft The accident occurred this morning just after 8 a.m.

Authorities reported that a Caucasian female driving a Honda Accord was near the 800 block in the southbound lane of North Michigan Road when she lost control of her vehicle as she approached slowing or stopped vehicles in front of her. Authorities believe she was attempting to avoid the vehicles in her lane and veered into northbound traffic hitting one or two other vehicles. The small two-door Honda Accord she was driving was spun out in front of an approaching northbound SUV. The Accord was t-boned on the driver’s side, and authorities believe the woman was likely killed instantly

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Two motorcycle riders were injured when the bike they were riding was struck by a truck that was pulling out of Stables Pub near Arlington and Southeastern Avenue. Attending emergency personnel noted that the female passenger has massive head trauma. The driver of the motorcycle was listed as having a fractured ankle.

The driver of the truck that struck the bike was arrested. While DUI is believe to have been the charge, there were no specifics with local media outlets.

Just hours after reporting that a male driver was a third victim in the multi-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 69 just south of Noblesville in Fishers, Indiana on Tuesday morning, Indiana State police confirm that the suspected third decedent had been located in Methodist Hospital. Police blame the magnitude of the accident and the massive number of witnesses and victims as the culprit for the mix-up on information.