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Indianapolis Star Tribune
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — A bizarre roadside collision overnight claimed the life of a police officer in Shelby County Wednesday night. The officer who was killed has been identified as Gary Henderson, who served more than 20 years serving the Shelbyville community.
Two wheels disengaged from a passing semi tractor-trailer and struck a Shelbyville police officer assisting in the arrest of two suspects in a stolen car on I-74 near Ind. 44 at about 11:40 p.m., according to a statement from Shelbyville police Lt. David Fisher.
“As the truck was going past the scene of the traffic stop, a set of the trailer’s rear dual tires and wheels came off of the vehicle and struck the officer,” Fisher said.
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Officer Henderson was assisting a Shelby County deputy who had stopped two suspects in a stolen vehicle.
The eastbound lanes of I-74 were shut down following the accident and reopened around 4 a.m., according to WTHR (Channel 13), the Star’s newsgathering partner.
Shelbyville is about 27 miles southeast of Downtown Indianapolis.