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Victim identified in fatal crash; drivers face preliminary OWI charges

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two men face preliminary charges of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated in connection with a fatal west side crash Sunday.

According to IMPD, 40-year-old James Hardcastle was a passenger in a Ford Mustang that was involved in a crash that occurred around 2:15 a.m. Sunday at Rockville Rd. and I-465. Hardcastle was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Mustang, 38-year-old Glen Murphy and the driver of the other vehicle involved, 40-year-old Michael Strugala both face a preliminary charge of OWI. The Marion County Prosecutor’s office will review the case and make a final charging decision.

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