IN State Trooper Aaron Smith ID’d As Victim In Wednesday Night Plainfield Fatal Fleeing Vehicle Strike

HENDRICKS COUNTY, IN. (THECOUNT) — Indiana State Police Trooper Aaron Smith has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck Wednesday night by a fleeing vehicle in Hendricks County.

Trooper Smith was involved in a vehicle pursuit when he was deploying spikes strips on Interstate 70 in Plainfield, when he was struck by the fleeing stolen vehicle around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

ISP released the following statement on the Trooper’s death:

Trooper Aaron Smith was struck and killed by a stolen vehicle at about 8:30 pm while deploying spike strips to terminate a vehicle pursuit on eastbound I-70, near 6 Points Road, in Plainfield.

Other troopers initiated a pursuit when the vehicle fled as they attempted to stop it. Trooper Smith was on I-70, deploying spike strips, when he was hit by the fleeing vehicle. The car crashed after hitting Trooper Smith.

The driver and vehicle passengers, including a juvenile, were taken to local hospitals.

The condition of the involved youths were not provided.

Trooper Smith was a United States Army National Guard veteran and served with the Indiana State Police for five years. He is survived by his wife.

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Geo quick facts: Hendricks County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 145,448. The county seat is the town of Danville. Hendricks County is the third largest county in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.