HENRY COUNTY, Indiana — Indiana State Police is investigating after a serious crash involving a Henry County police officer early Sunday morning.

The crash involving a marked Cadiz Police Department vehicle was reported around 6:45 a.m. Nov. 2 at State Road 38 and Mechanicsburg Road , around 10 miles northwest of New Castle.

The crash occurred around four miles northwest of the town of Cadiz.

A preliminary investigation indicated the police car was stopped on the side of the road for "an as-yet-undisclosed reason," with Cadiz police officer Douglas Barker Jr. standing outside the vehicle, when it was struck from behind by a New Castle woman driving an SUV, authorities said.

Barker was seriously injured and flown to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he was listed as "s

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