HAMMOND — A motorcycle driver was flown to a Chicago hospital in critical condition after an accident Sunday night.
At approximately 10:45 p.m., the Hammond Police Department responded to the intersection of 169th Street and New Hampshire Avenue for an accident, according to Lt. Steven Kellogg.
The accident involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle, Kellogg said, and the vehicle driver was arrested pending charges. Additional information about the condition of the motorcycle driver was not provided.
Investigators are looking into if alcohol was a factor in the crash, Kellogg said.
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Chesterton's Ethan Troy grabs Michigan City's Giovani Laurent by the short tail on a quarterback keeper Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Chesterton's Bryce Thoma runs for a touchdown on the Trojans' first possession in Michigan City Friday night at Ames Field.
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Chesterton's Bryce Thoma runs for a touchdown on the Trojan's first possession in Michigan City Friday night at Ames Field.
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Michigan City's Emarion Limbrick blocks Chesterton's Keegan Wrigley on a quarterback keeper Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's Emmanual Hodgson completes a pass at the 2-yard line from Giovani Laurent as Chesterton's Keegan Wrigley defends Friday night at Ames Field.
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Chesterton's Dane Snemis grabs Michigan City's Jaden Hart Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Chesterton's Chris Mullen looks to pass in the first half Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's Jaden Hart breaks a tackle by Chesterton's Tyler Peterson Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's Jaden Hart breaks a tackle by Chesterton's Tyler Peterson Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Chesterton's Jackson Westmoreland drops a pass as Michigan City's T'Lijah Robinson defends Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's Giovani Laurent runs for a touchdown in the first half against Chesterton Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's T'Lijah Robinson tries to pass on a two-point conversion as Chesterton's Ben Callaway defends at the end of the first half Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City celebrates Malkiyel Woodward, who score the Wolves' second TD of the first half against Chesterton Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's Trey Simmons tries to reach a pass as Chesterton's Dane Snemis Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's Jahari Branch, left, and De'Yon Burnett sack Chesterton's Chris Mullen Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's Jahari Branch, left, and De'Yon Burnett sack Chesterton's Chris Mullen Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Michigan City's head coach Phil Mason talks to players as they battle Chesterton Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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Chesterton's head coach Mark Peterson as the Trojans play Michigan City Friday night at Ames Field in Michigan City.
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AnnMarie Hilton
Education Reporter
AnnMarie Hilton is an education reporter for The Times. She grew up in a Chicago suburb and studied journalism at Northwestern University. Before coming to The Times, she worked as a business reporter in Wisconsin.
