Two in hospital after motorcycle crash in Starke County

Starke County, IN (March 10, 2026) - On Monday, March 9, 2026, at approximately 5:08 p.m., the Starke County Sheriff’s Office, along with Starke County EMS and the Knox Fire Department, responded to a personal injury crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 35 and County Road 250 South.

 

The crash involved a black 2025 Chevrolet Silverado and a maroon 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Upon arrival, first responders determined the motorcycle was occupied by a male driver and a female passenger, while the Chevrolet Silverado was operated by a male driver.

Preliminary investigation indicates the Chevrolet Silverado was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 35 and attempted to turn east onto County Road 250 South. The vehicle turned into the path of the northbound Harley-Davidson, resulting in a collision. Both occupants of the motorcycle were ejected upon impact.



Due to injuries sustained in the crash, both motorcycle occupants were airlifted to Memorial Hospital in South Bend by Lutheran Air and Samaritan Air for treatment. The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado was not injured.

Both vehicles were removed from the scene by a towing service. The crash remains under investigation by the Starke County Sheriff’s Office.

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Motorcyclist dead after crash near Indiana truck stop

Muncie, IN (March 10, 2026) - A Delaware County man was killed on the evening of Monday, March 9, in a crash on Indiana 28 in northwestern Delaware County. The crash, east of Interstate 69, was reported to Delaware County emergency dispatchers at 9:38 p.m. 

The accident involved a motorcycle and a semi. Gary Vannatta, Delaware County chief deputy coroner, later identified the victim as Brennan Lee Rhoades, 35, of rural Selma, Indiana. According to Chief Deputy Jeff Stanley of the Delaware County Sheriff's Department, the semi-tractor trailer was eastbound on the state highway and began turning north into the Petro Travel Center, 14000 N. Ind. 28. 

As the semi made the turn, it "entered the path of the westbound motorcycle," operated by Rhoades, which then struck the trailer. Rhoades was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi, "a female from North Carolina," is "cooperating with investigators," Stanley said. A third vehicle, eastbound on Indiana 28, reported possible contact with debris in the highway. 

The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff's crash reconstruction team.