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A 21-year-old man whose car was hit by a train Monday night in Jackson County, Indiana, has died, according to state police.
Dawson A. Vest, of Austin, Indiana, was driving his Nissan on County Road 775 South, just west of U.S. 31, about 6:30 p.m. Monday when, for an unknown reason, he car entered a railroad crossing into the path of a northbound CSX train, per an Indiana State Police news release.
The train crashed into the driver s side of the car, causing the Nissan to overturn and ejecting Vest from the vehicle, state police said.
Vest was airlifted to a Louisville hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to Indiana State Police.
Two officers went into a smoke-filled home and found two juveniles who were asleep upstairs. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 2:11 AM EST January 26, 2021
FORTVILLE, Ind. Two Fortville police officers are being hailed as heroes for rescuing two children from a house fire.
Witnesses who had driven past the fire in the 9200 block of North CR 400 West in Hancock County Saturday told police officers what they had seen. Fortville police say three officers responded to the fire that had engulfed the two-story home.
Two of the officers, identified in a Facebook post by the department as Ofc. Kessinger and Ofc. Lockhart, forced their way inside the home after they were unable to determine if anyone was inside. The officers searched the smoke-filled home and found the two juveniles asleep in an upstairs bedroom, unaware that their house was on fire.
South Bend man dies in I-65 crash in Jackson County
SEYMOUR, Ind. A South Bend man died in a one-vehicle crash at 9 a.m. Tuesday on I-65 near the 44 mile marker in Jackson County.
The initial investigation by Trooper Andrew Garrett, Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team, indicated that a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, being driven by William A. Dudek, 61, South Bend, was traveling northbound on I-65 near the 44 mile marker in southern Jackson County. For an unknown reason, Dudek’s vehicle drove off the right side of the roadway. The vehicle then struck a guardrail and became airborne. The vehicle crossed all northbound lanes of I-65 and came to rest in the median, state police said.
PULLING TOGETHER: McCordsville neighborhood unites for the holiday season
McCORDSVILLE The Christmas spirit is especially alive and well in one McCordsville community.
Residents of the Emerald Springs neighborhood took part in a Christmas parade that weaved through the streets earlier this month, as neighbors stood outside and cheered.
They’ve also been adorning their houses for the holidays, inspired in part by the neighborhood’s holiday decorating contest, which will award gift baskets to the winners selected by Facebook votes.
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Deb Roysdon, along with neighbors from Emerald Springs, helps deliver gifts to the residents at Traditions at Brookside. Residents in the McCordsville neighborhood have joined to launch a number of efforts this holiday season to brighten Christmastime for families. (Tom Russo | Daily Reporter)
Expecting the Unexpected
12/20/20 12:32 AM
HANCOCK COUNTY In the video on the Hancock County 911 Center Facebook page, it is night, and fireman Andrew Heller exits the door of the downtown Greenfield fire station. Walking across the driveway, he hears the jingling of bells. He stops and looks all around. Seeing nothing, he takes a few more steps, and then hears them again. He peers into the darkness and the scene cuts away to the brightly-lit Courthouse Plaza decorations. The bells continue, joined by a more rhythmic sleighbell jingle. He looks up and here’s the part that gets me we hear the Courthouse clock our Courthouse clock chime. From the look on Andrew’s face, you know he sees something unexpected. But it’s just what he was expecting all along. It’s Christmas Eve in Hancock County, and the firemen are ready.