Indiana Firefighter, Girlfriend And Child Die In Car Crash

    May 2, 2006
    Authorities say the car hydroplaned, spun off the road, and then hit a tree.

    Walkerton, Indiana-- The town of Walkerton is mourning the loss of a volunteer firefighter and EMT.

    Sunday morning, a lieutenant in the Walkerton Volunteer Fire Department and two family members, were killed in single car crash along U.S. 6 in LaPorte County.

    Two dozen volunteer firefighters at the Walkerton Fire Department are coming together and grieving the loss a fellow firefighter and his two family members.

    Lieutenant Keith Clark, his girlfriend Alice Hudson, and their two daughters were on their way to visit family in Illinois when authorities say their car hydroplaned on U.S. 6, spun off the road, and then hit a tree.

    Deputy Coroner John Sullivan said Sunday,

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