Henry County, Ind.—
UPDATE: Henry County Sheriff confirms a female driver was involved in the hit and run that killed Greenfield Officer William Phillips. Sources say she is expected to turn herself into police Friday.Tune into Fox59 News at 10 for updates on this developing story.
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Greenfield Police Patrolman William Phillips was killed in a hit and run crash around 12:15 a.m. Thursday near the Hancock-Henry County line.
Phillips had just gotten off his shift at 10 p.m. and was doing off-duty night time bicycle training with two other officers.
U.S. 40 in Charlottesville is letting limited traffic through on the eastbound side while Indiana State Police and the Henry County Sheriff's Department investigate. They will be on scene for the majority of the day looking for evidence when it becomes daylight.
Greenfield Police said Phillips was wearing a helmet, reflective clothes and had lights on the bike. This section of U.S. 40 does not have a bike lane.
"We have suffered a great loss. We are trying to keep things normal but it's so hard to have one of your own die," said Greenfield Deputy Chief Derek Towle.
Phillips leaves behind a wife, and two young boys. Officers on scene said he went to Elwood Community High School and graduated in 1996. Phillips is said to have loved Notre Dame football and country music.
Police are looking for either a four door passenger car or an older model van. The vehicle will be dark in color and have front end damage.
Thursday afternoon, 20 police officers escorted the body of Officer Phillips from Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie back to Greenfield.
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Greenfield Police Officer William Phillips was killed in a hit and run crash around 12:00 a.m. Thursday.
Phillips had just gotten off his shift at 10:00 p.m. and was doing off duty night time bicycle training with 2 other officers.
U.S. 40 in Charlottesville is closed in each direction while Indiana State Police and the Henry County Sheriff's Department investigate.
Phillips was wearing a helmet, reflective clothes and had lights on bikes.
Police are looking for either a four door passenger car or an older model van. The vehicle will be dark in color and have front end damage.
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A Greenfield Police officer was killed in a hit and run crash while doing night training on bicycles early Thursday morning.
The accident happened around 12:00 a.m. Thursday on U.S. 40 between Charlottesville and Knightstown.
Police tell Fox59 the officer was doing night training on bicycles with other police officers when he was struck by an unknown vehicle and killed.
