1 killed, 2 injured after backup leads to several crashes in northwest Indiana, police say

Sunday, February 2, 2020
HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- One person is dead and two others are injured after a backup on I-80/94 in northwest Indiana leads to several crashes, state police said.

It all started when a driver crashed his car and ended up blocking two lanes Sunday at around 2 a.m., according to Indiana State Police.
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Police said they suspected the driver was drunk, and he refused to submit to a chemical test.

He was taken into custody, according to state police.
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Several more crashes happened in the backup.

Indiana State Police police didn't identify the person killed in the crash. It's pending identification by the Lake County Coroner.
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