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Off-Duty Hammond Police Officer Charged In Deadly Crash, Driving While Intoxicated, Officials Say
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 22, 3:20 PM CDT
updated Oct 22, 3:54 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WLS-TV, WGN-TV and WFLD, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
An off-duty Hammond police officer has been charged with reckless homicide after allegedly driving drunk to work and causing a deadly crash, WGN-TV and WFLD reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 22, 4:32 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Hammond police officer charged after allegedly driving drunk to work, causing deadly crash · WFLD
- Off-duty Hammond police officer charged with reckless homicide in deadly drunk driving crash · WGN-TV
- Off-duty Hammond police officer charged in deadly crash, driving while intoxicated, officials say · WLS-TV
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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