The crash and the victim
Around noon on Wednesday, a Freightliner semi with a trailer ran a red light at the U.S. 36 intersection with County Road 525 East in Avon, Hendricks County. The semi struck a northbound Chevrolet pickup, which then hit a Chrysler that was waiting to turn. The Chevrolet driver, a 64-year-old man identified by the sheriff’s office as Terry Schultz, was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was taken to the hospital, according to the preliminary report from local deputies.
Who was driving and who answered
Indiana State Police were on the scene and reported they detained the semi operator for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Officials have not released the driver’s identity. That leaves two things in play at once: a criminal-traffic investigation and an immigration hold. Both tend to slow down public information. If you want answers fast, bureaucracy is not a magician.
A witness who stayed with him
A witness who narrowly avoided the semi said she got out of her car, called 911, and prayed over the man as he took his last breath. She told a local reporter she would like to meet the family so they know he was not alone. Small acts like that matter when institutions move slowly and press releases move quickly.
What this shows about systems, not people
The facts are simple and grim: a truck ran a red light and a man died. The rest is paperwork and politics. Authorities will piece together braking distances, signal timing, and who was where. Meanwhile the public gets an empty spot where quick answers should be. That gap gets filled by hot takes, corporate talking points, and activist narratives. Ask for the police report, the inspection history of the truck, and the timeline from first call to detention. Bureaucracies love to say they are looking into things. We should keep asking what they found.
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