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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

The Terre Haute Police Department is investigating a northside robbery that allegedly resulted in the victim suffering a gunshot wound yesterday.

Officers were called to the Emergency Room at Union Hospital at about 4:30 a.m. when Cory J. Pearce, 19,of West Terre Haute, sought treatment for non-life threatening injuries.

Sgt. Michael Ellerman said the victim stated  the robbery happened while he was walking in the area of 11th Street and Eighth Avenue after he was approached by two black males. Pearce was unable to give further descriptions of the suspects at the time.

"He advised that while he was trying to fight off the first robber, that the second pulled a handgun and shot him through the hand," Ellerman said, noting that the victim ran to a friend’s home in the area, who then transported him to hospital.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Terre Haute Police Department at 812-238-1661 or Crime Stoppers at 812-238-STOP.  

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

As a Vigo County Sheriff's deputy was assisting a stranded motorist on US 41 this afternoon, a teen driver crashed her pick-up truck just south of him when she swerved to avoid hitting a motorcycle -- injuring  two of the vehicle's three occupants.

Sandeep K. Sadra, 18,of Terre Haute, reportedly over-corrected as she attempted to avoid striking a motorcyclist in another lane at the railroad crossing north of Harlan Drive , causing her to lose control of the pick-up truck and hit the railroad crossing signal. According to the Vigo County Sheriff's Department press release, Sadra and a front seat passenger suffered minor injuries as a result of the vehicle crash. A third passenger did not report  injuries at the scene.

 Sadra was northbound  in a maroon 2012 Toyota Tacoma in the passing lane as she approached the deputy parked on the side of the road with lights activated at about 3:20 p.m.. She was merging into the left lane when she over -corrected and crashed into the signal on the east side of the roadway.

"The impact caused the truck to lose its front passenger side tire, travel across both north bound lanes and finally come to rest partially in the roadway," according to the report. The motorcycle was not struck in the incident.
 
Honey Creek Fire Department and Care Ambulance assisted at the scene.

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

 A wrong -way turn, an alleged impaired driving crash and a brief struggle with police resulted in a a Dugger man's arrest last night in Terre Haute.

​ Brant M. Boyd, 34,was booked into the Vigo County Jail just before midnight. He is charged with Operating while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and battery by bodily waste against a public safety officer.

Sgt. Michael Ellerman, of the Terre Haute Police Department, said officers initially were dispatched to the Ninth Street and Wabash Avenue on a report of reckless driving. They were alerted to a nearby motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Ninth and Ohio Streets a short time later.

Investigation revealed that Boyd had driven his maroon Chevrolet pick-up truck the wrong way down Ninth Street, crashing into an eastbound pick-up truck on Ohio Street.  He was allegedly uncooperative with officers and reportedly showed signs of alcohol impairment at the scene.

He spit on a Terre Haute Fire Department member and cussing at other first responders, according to the report. Ultimately, he was taken into custody following a brief "struggle" with officers.

"Officers asked Boyd to perform field sobriety tests at which point we began walking away from them and refusing to take the tests. Officers gave him verbal commands to stop and asked him again to take the tests and when he refused officers advised him that he was being placed under arrest," Ellerman said.