Richmond, IN (October 13, 2026) – A police pursuit in Richmond ended in a crash with an Amazon delivery truck. The driver who fled officers was critically injured, according to Richmond police.
Richmond police patrol and SAFE officers tried to stop a red 2010 GMC Acadia near Northwest Fifth and West Main streets on October 13, 2026. Police said the driver refused to stop and fled, and had outstanding felony warrants.
According to police, the pursuit ended near South 16th Street, where the driver struck an Amazon delivery truck while trying to avoid it. The Acadia came to rest in a yard in the 900 block of South 16th Street.
The driver was taken to Reid Health and then transferred to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, in critical condition. Reports do not say whether anyone in the delivery truck was hurt.
The Indiana State Police accident reconstruction team responded to investigate the crash. Richmond police thanked the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, Reid Health Police Department, Wayne County Emergency Operations Center, and Richmond Fire Department.
This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.
Legal Next Steps After a Police Pursuit Crash in Indiana
A pursuit crash can involve a private driver, a delivery company, and a government agency at once, and each follows its own rules. Reports so far describe injuries only to the driver who fled. These steps apply to anyone else who was hurt or whose property was damaged.
- Send preservation letters for pursuit video, body camera footage, dash camera and delivery-vehicle data, and dispatch logs before any of it is overwritten.
- Obtain the official crash report and the Indiana State Police reconstruction findings when they are released.
- Identify every insurance policy and responsible party, including the driver who fled, that vehicle’s owner, the delivery company or its contractor, and any government agency.
- Serve government notice if an agency may share responsibility. A city or county needs written notice within 180 days under IC 34-13-3-8, which is April 11, 2027. The state needs it within 270 days under IC 34-13-3-6, which is July 10, 2027.
- Document damages, including medical care, lost income, and property loss.
- File suit within the two-year limit in IC 34-11-2-4. For a crash on October 13, 2026, that date is October 13, 2028.
If fault is shared, Indiana’s modified comparative fault rule, IC 34-51-2-6, cuts a recovery by the claimant’s share of fault. It bars recovery when that share is greater than 50 percent.
Speak With an Indiana Truck Accident Lawyer at Langer & Langer
Langer & Langer works from its Valparaiso office and represents injured people across Indiana, including Indianapolis, Anderson, Greensburg, Madison County, and Decatur County.
A truck accident attorney in Indiana looks at the company behind a delivery truck as well as the driver. In 2024 the firm recovered a combined $523,446 for three people in a vehicle hit by a semi that ran a red light in Northwest Indiana.
Steven L. Langer, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has practiced law since 1980.
Anyone hurt in a pursuit or delivery-truck crash in Indiana can weigh what stands behind Langer & Langer:
- Serving Indiana families since 1980
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Start with the firm’s Valparaiso office at 4 Indiana Ave, Valparaiso, IN 46383. Call 219-245-5881, visit in person, or send your details through our contact form.
