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Police: 1 Killed In Car-Semi Crash
Police: Semi Rear Ended Car
POSTED: 5:25 pm EDT July 9, 2010
UPDATED: 7:19 pm EDT July 9, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- One person was killed Friday when a car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer near Bloomington, state police said.The crash happened just after 2 p.m. on State Road 37 near the College Avenue exit, said Sgt. Curt Durnil.Investigators said they believe the driver of the car -- Charles A. Thacker, 31, of Bloomington -- began slowing to turn into a gas station when he was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer.The impact sent the car off the roadway and into a culvert.Thacker was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger -- Cynthia Osborne, 34, of Bloomington -- was transported to Bloomington Hospital with a minor fracture, lacerations and severe cuts, police said.Both were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash.The driver of the tractor-trailer -- Uriah A. Nevins, 38, of McCordsville -- was not injured.Police said they were still gathering information about what caused the crash.
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