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State Rep. Tim Brown In 'Stable, But Critical Condition' Following Serious Accident

State Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) was injured in a motorcycle accident Wednesday morning.
Courtesy Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus
State Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) was injured in a motorcycle accident Wednesday morning.

Updated Thursday, Sept. 13 at 11:15 a.m.

One of Indiana’s top state lawmakers was involved in a serious motorcycle accident Wednesday morning.

House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) was traveling in northern Michigan with fellow Rep. Mike Speedy (R-Indianapolis) when he struck an SUV that pulled out in front of them.

Speedy was able to avoid the vehicle and was uninjured. Michigan State Police said Brown is in critical condition. The report says neither weather nor alcohol are believed to be involved in the crash. And police say Brown was wearing a helmet.

Speaker Brian Bosma says Brown remains in critical but stable condition. He also calls the next few days “very important” and says Brown’s wife and daughters are with him in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Brown, a former emergency room physician, has served in the General Assembly since 1994.

Brandon Smith has covered the Statehouse for Indiana Public Broadcasting for more than a decade, spanning three governors and a dozen legislative sessions. He's also the host of Indiana Week in Review, a weekly political and policy discussion program seen and heard across the state.
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