The Clay County Sheriff's Department is actively investigating a Saturday afternoon traffic accident involving the death of a Terre Haute woman. Details are limited due to the ongoing accident.
One dead following Clay County crash involving motorcycle
One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a motorcycle vs vehicle crash in Clay County Saturday morning.
Posted: Jun 5, 2021 7:48 PM
Updated: Jun 5, 2021 9:11 PM
Posted By: Emily Pike
CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI TV) - A vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Saturday morning leaves one dead and another in serious condition.
As officers with the Clay County Sheriff s Office arrived on US HWY 40 and CR 225 W they found the two occupants of the motorcycle to have significant injuries. Police say the driver of the motorcycle, James R Smith of Terre Haute, was traveling east on US HWY 40 with his passenger Jane Smith, also of Terre Haute, in the passing lane.
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Friday, February 26, 2021
Failure to stop at the flashing light at 59/46 caused a Wednesday accident.
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The Indiana State Police released information regarding the investigation into a Tuesday traffic accident involving an on-duty sheriffs deputy.
(Names are not being released due to the investigation.)
According to ISPs information Wednesday, the accident occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m. at the intersection of State Roads 59 and 46.
A Clay County Sheriffs Department deputy was traveling northbound on 59, had stopped at the lights, and continued onward when t-boned on the drivers side by an eastbound vehicle. Both vehicles came to a stop on the northeast corner of the intersection.