Indiana trooper hurt after icy roads lead to crashes
Posted January 24, 2018 6:00 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana State Police say a trooper suffered minor injuries when another car slid into his cruiser while he worked a crash in northern Indiana on a day full of crashes and slide-offs across the state.
Master Trooper Geoffrey Gruber was treated at a hospital after the crash around 8 a.m. Wednesday on the U.S. 20 bypass south of Elkhart. A car slid from the left lane into Gruber's cruiser on the shoulder and then into an SUV that had crashed earlier. No one else was hurt.
Freezing rain and light snow causing the icy roads and led to more than 100 schools delaying starts and some in the Indianapolis area closing for the day. The IndyGo transit agency in Indianapolis temporarily halted its buses due to the icy roads.
A police officer motions vehicles to slow down on Lafayette Road, north of 56th street, where crashes, delays, and slide-offs are common during a slow commute that is compounded by a layer of slick ice that fell overnight, in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. (Robert Scheer/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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A Grant County Sheriff's Deputy takes photos at the scene of a minor-injury rollover accident on Indiana 13 north of Swayzee, Ind., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Icy conditions caused accidents throughout Central Indiana. (Jeff Morehead/The Chronicle-Tribune via AP)
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A car that wrecked in the 8400 block of Michigan Rd., Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, pulls off the road, in Indianapolis. Also at the intersection an IndyGo bus had slid off the road, and a truck had slid off after passing the bus. Ice caused countless slide offs and accidents for the morning commute. Several school systems closed also as a result of the icy weather. (/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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A DPW ice truck moves north on Michigan Rd., Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Indianapolis. Ice caused countless slide offs and accidents for the morning commute. Several school systems closed also as a result of the icy weather. (Kelly Wilkinson/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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