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Father and Son Killed in Crash

(Michigan City, IN) - A father and son were killed in a motor vehicle crash in Michigan City this week. The victims were 47-year-old Douglas Sparks and 22-year-old Brandon Sparks.

Police say they were in a car that veered over the center line and collided with an oncoming pick-up truck. The driver of the truck, 27-year-old Anthony Banks, was not injured.

 

The late Sunday morning crash happened in the 58 hundred block of Franklin St. near the McDonald's. Police were still investigating why the victims’ car traveled left of center.

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