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Updated: 8:22 AM Nov 29, 2008
Early morning accident leaves two dead
Noble County A collision between a car and tractor trailer in Noble County early Saturday morning leaves two dead.
Posted: 6:41 AM Nov 29, 2008 |
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A collision between a car and tractor trailer in Noble County leaves two dead.
It happened just after 1:30 Saturday morning at the US 33 and CR 200 N intersection.
A Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling east on CR 200 N when the drove into the path of the northbound tractor trailer and was struck on the passenger side.
29-year-old Andrew Hill of West Lafayette was driving the Eclipse with 29-year-old Jeremy Tuttle of Albion in the passenger seat.
The Eclipse was spun around after being hit by the tractor trailor when Tuttle was ejected from the vehicle.
The tractor trailer continued traveling when it flipped onto the driver’s side off the east side of US 33. 52-year-old Barry Chitwood of Bristol was driving the tractor trailer and became pinned inside the cab when it flipped on its side.
When police arrived on the scene Hill and Tuttle were already dead, while Chitwood was still pinned inside the vehicle and was able to communicate with officers.
Chitwood was extracted from the vehicle and flown to Parkview Hospital with fracture injuries to both legs.
US 933 was closed for a couple hours Saturday morning while officials cleared the scene.
Noble County Sheriff's Department, Ligonier Police Department and Indiana State Police all worked on the accident.
State Police are still investigating.

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