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 tra

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