Accident on I-65 kills off-duty IPD sergeant
Sgt Jack S Greene, a 13-year member of the Indianapolis Police Department, was killed when a car in which he was riding struck the rear of a disabled semitrailer on an interstate about noon Tuesday, police said. Greene, 35, was off duty and a passenger in a 1985 Toyota Corolla driven by his wife, Beverly K Greene, 33.
Indiana State Trooper Anthony E Blackburn said the semi’s driveshaft broke and cut a brakeline as it fell, and the vehicle came to a stop in the middle lane of I-65 near the Keystone Avenue exit on the city’s Southside. Lights and was getting out of the
The semi when the Greene’s car skidded 75 feet and swerved, with the passenger side striking the rear end of the empty semitrailer, Blackburn said.
The roadway was wet, but not icy and the conditions were not blamed for the accident, Blackburn said. Judd was not charged.
Neither the Greene’s were wearing wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred, Blackburn said.
The policeman suffered head injuries and died at Methodist Hospital. His wife suffered multiple injuries and was undergoing surgery there. She was reported in serious condition Tuesday afternoon.
City officials said Greene had just been cleared to return to full duties this week following a lengthy battle with cancer. The policeman had been on light-duty status since August.
“He had a very tragic bout with cancer and evidently just gotten it whipped,” said Chief Deputy James E Campbell, head of the city police operations division.
“Jack worked for me as a brand-new officer,” said had Maj Robert L Snow. “He was a real go-getter, a real hard worker, one of the people who really wanted to get out and bust it while he was working.”
Greene had been promoted to sergeant in November 1982. He was wounded in 1977 wile working off duty as a security guard and later was slightly injured in an accident involving a man barricaded inside a house in 1982.
SOURCE: Indianapolis Star . . . 04 Jan 1989 . . . Page 30, Columns 2-4
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Services set Friday for Jack S Greene, 13-year IPD Veteran
Indianapolis Police Department Sgt. Jack S Greene, 35, Indianapolis, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on I-65 near the Keystone Avenue exit Tuesday.
Services will be AT 1:00 PM Friday in Sterling-Gerber Funeral Home, Thompson Road Chapel, with calling hours form 2 pm to 9 pm today.
A 13-year IPD veteran, he had been promoted to sergeant in November 1982. He was wounded while working off-duty as a security guard and later was slightly injured during an accident involving a man barricaded inside a home in 1982.
Sgt Greene had been on light duty status since August and had just returned to full duties earlier this week after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He is a member of Ninth Street Christian Church, Logansport.
He was a graduate of Indiana University.
Survivors: wife Beverly Stearns Greene; mother, Mary K Small Greene.
Sgt Jack S Greene, a 13-year member of the Indianapolis Police Department, was killed when a car in which he was riding struck the rear of a disabled semitrailer on an interstate about noon Tuesday, police said. Greene, 35, was off duty and a passenger in a 1985 Toyota Corolla driven by his wife, Beverly K Greene, 33.
Indiana State Trooper Anthony E Blackburn said the semi’s driveshaft broke and cut a brakeline as it fell, and the vehicle came to a stop in the middle lane of I-65 near the Keystone Avenue exit on the city’s Southside. Lights and was getting out of the
The semi when the Greene’s car skidded 75 feet and swerved, with the passenger side striking the rear end of the empty semitrailer, Blackburn said.
The roadway was wet, but not icy and the conditions were not blamed for the accident, Blackburn said. Judd was not charged.
Neither the Greene’s were wearing wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred, Blackburn said.
The policeman suffered head injuries and died at Methodist Hospital. His wife suffered multiple injuries and was undergoing surgery there. She was reported in serious condition Tuesday afternoon.
City officials said Greene had just been cleared to return to full duties this week following a lengthy battle with cancer. The policeman had been on light-duty status since August.
“He had a very tragic bout with cancer and evidently just gotten it whipped,” said Chief Deputy James E Campbell, head of the city police operations division.
“Jack worked for me as a brand-new officer,” said had Maj Robert L Snow. “He was a real go-getter, a real hard worker, one of the people who really wanted to get out and bust it while he was working.”
Greene had been promoted to sergeant in November 1982. He was wounded in 1977 wile working off duty as a security guard and later was slightly injured in an accident involving a man barricaded inside a house in 1982.
SOURCE: Indianapolis Star . . . 04 Jan 1989 . . . Page 30, Columns 2-4
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Services set Friday for Jack S Greene, 13-year IPD Veteran
Indianapolis Police Department Sgt. Jack S Greene, 35, Indianapolis, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on I-65 near the Keystone Avenue exit Tuesday.
Services will be AT 1:00 PM Friday in Sterling-Gerber Funeral Home, Thompson Road Chapel, with calling hours form 2 pm to 9 pm today.
A 13-year IPD veteran, he had been promoted to sergeant in November 1982. He was wounded while working off-duty as a security guard and later was slightly injured during an accident involving a man barricaded inside a home in 1982.
Sgt Greene had been on light duty status since August and had just returned to full duties earlier this week after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He is a member of Ninth Street Christian Church, Logansport.
He was a graduate of Indiana University.
Survivors: wife Beverly Stearns Greene; mother, Mary K Small Greene.
Accident on I-65 kills off-duty IPD sergeant
Sgt Jack S Greene, a 13-year member of the Indianapolis Police Department, was killed when a car in which he was riding struck the rear of a disabled semitrailer on an interstate about noon Tuesday, police said. Greene, 35, was off duty and a passenger in a 1985 Toyota Corolla driven by his wife, Beverly K Greene, 33.
Indiana State Trooper Anthony E Blackburn said the semi’s driveshaft broke and cut a brakeline as it fell, and the vehicle came to a stop in the middle lane of I-65 near the Keystone Avenue exit on the city’s Southside. Lights and was getting out of the
The semi when the Greene’s car skidded 75 feet and swerved, with the passenger side striking the rear end of the empty semitrailer, Blackburn said.
The roadway was wet, but not icy and the conditions were not blamed for the accident, Blackburn said. Judd was not charged.
Neither the Greene’s were wearing wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred, Blackburn said.
The policeman suffered head injuries and died at Methodist Hospital. His wife suffered multiple injuries and was undergoing surgery there. She was reported in serious condition Tuesday afternoon.
City officials said Greene had just been cleared to return to full duties this week following a lengthy battle with cancer. The policeman had been on light-duty status since August.
“He had a very tragic bout with cancer and evidently just gotten it whipped,” said Chief Deputy James E Campbell, head of the city police operations division.
“Jack worked for me as a brand-new officer,” said had Maj Robert L Snow. “He was a real go-getter, a real hard worker, one of the people who really wanted to get out and bust it while he was working.”
Greene had been promoted to sergeant in November 1982. He was wounded in 1977 wile working off duty as a security guard and later was slightly injured in an accident involving a man barricaded inside a house in 1982.
SOURCE: Indianapolis Star . . . 04 Jan 1989 . . . Page 30, Columns 2-4
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Services set Friday for Jack S Greene, 13-year IPD Veteran
Indianapolis Police Department Sgt. Jack S Greene, 35, Indianapolis, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on I-65 near the Keystone Avenue exit Tuesday.
Services will be AT 1:00 PM Friday in Sterling-Gerber Funeral Home, Thompson Road Chapel, with calling hours form 2 pm to 9 pm today.
A 13-year IPD veteran, he had been promoted to sergeant in November 1982. He was wounded while working off-duty as a security guard and later was slightly injured during an accident involving a man barricaded inside a home in 1982.
Sgt Greene had been on light duty status since August and had just returned to full duties earlier this week after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He is a member of Ninth Street Christian Church, Logansport.
He was a graduate of Indiana University.
Survivors: wife Beverly Stearns Greene; mother, Mary K Small Greene.
Sgt Jack S Greene, a 13-year member of the Indianapolis Police Department, was killed when a car in which he was riding struck the rear of a disabled semitrailer on an interstate about noon Tuesday, police said. Greene, 35, was off duty and a passenger in a 1985 Toyota Corolla driven by his wife, Beverly K Greene, 33.
Indiana State Trooper Anthony E Blackburn said the semi’s driveshaft broke and cut a brakeline as it fell, and the vehicle came to a stop in the middle lane of I-65 near the Keystone Avenue exit on the city’s Southside. Lights and was getting out of the
The semi when the Greene’s car skidded 75 feet and swerved, with the passenger side striking the rear end of the empty semitrailer, Blackburn said.
The roadway was wet, but not icy and the conditions were not blamed for the accident, Blackburn said. Judd was not charged.
Neither the Greene’s were wearing wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred, Blackburn said.
The policeman suffered head injuries and died at Methodist Hospital. His wife suffered multiple injuries and was undergoing surgery there. She was reported in serious condition Tuesday afternoon.
City officials said Greene had just been cleared to return to full duties this week following a lengthy battle with cancer. The policeman had been on light-duty status since August.
“He had a very tragic bout with cancer and evidently just gotten it whipped,” said Chief Deputy James E Campbell, head of the city police operations division.
“Jack worked for me as a brand-new officer,” said had Maj Robert L Snow. “He was a real go-getter, a real hard worker, one of the people who really wanted to get out and bust it while he was working.”
Greene had been promoted to sergeant in November 1982. He was wounded in 1977 wile working off duty as a security guard and later was slightly injured in an accident involving a man barricaded inside a house in 1982.
SOURCE: Indianapolis Star . . . 04 Jan 1989 . . . Page 30, Columns 2-4
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Services set Friday for Jack S Greene, 13-year IPD Veteran
Indianapolis Police Department Sgt. Jack S Greene, 35, Indianapolis, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on I-65 near the Keystone Avenue exit Tuesday.
Services will be AT 1:00 PM Friday in Sterling-Gerber Funeral Home, Thompson Road Chapel, with calling hours form 2 pm to 9 pm today.
A 13-year IPD veteran, he had been promoted to sergeant in November 1982. He was wounded while working off-duty as a security guard and later was slightly injured during an accident involving a man barricaded inside a home in 1982.
Sgt Greene had been on light duty status since August and had just returned to full duties earlier this week after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He is a member of Ninth Street Christian Church, Logansport.
He was a graduate of Indiana University.
Survivors: wife Beverly Stearns Greene; mother, Mary K Small Greene.
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