HENRY CO. – A serious injury crash involving a Cadiz Police officer and another vehicle is under investigation by the Indiana State Police.
At approximately 6:50 a.m., emergency personnel were dispatched to State Road 38 and Mechanicsburg Road for a crash involving a marked Cadiz Police vehicle.
Preliminary investigation indicates the police vehicle was stopped on the side of the road for an as-yet-undisclosed reason. Cadiz Police Officer Douglas Barker Jr. was standing outside the car when a 2019 Toyota Rav 4, driven by Amanda Bailey, 44, of New Castle, struck the rear of the police vehicle.
Cadiz Police Officer Barker sustained serious injuries and was flown by medical helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he is currently listed in stable condition. Bailey was transported by ambulance to Ball Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
State Road 38 was closed for approximately four hours while investigators completed their investigation and crews removed the vehicles and debris from the roadway.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Department, New Castle EMS, Cadiz Town Marshal, Cadiz Volunteer Fire Department, and Affordable Towing assisted at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Indiana State Police Reconstruction Team.
No further information will be released at this time pending completion of the investigation.
