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Off-Duty Hammond Officer Involved In Fatal 3-Vehicle Crash
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 19, 4:01 PM CDT
updated Oct 19, 4:01 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WISH-TV, WRTV and LaPorte County Herald Dispatch, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
An off-duty Hammond officer was involved in a fatal 3-vehicle crash in which alcohol may have played a factor, according to ISP as reported by WRTV and WISH-TV.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 19, 4:55 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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