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2 killed in crashes as part of wintry mix mess that led to more than 500 accidents

Posted at 5:52 AM, Dec 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-17 22:16:22-05

INDIANAPOLIS -- Two people were killed in two of the hundreds of crashes reported around Indianapolis Friday night into Saturday morning. 

Sergeant John Perrine with the Indiana State Police said a person died on northbound I-65 at the 105 mile marker on the city's south side.

Perrine and others weren't able to provide any further information due to the volume of crashes and other incidents they were attending to. 

ISP also said a second person was killed in a crash on I-70, but was not able to provide any further information on that crash either. 

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