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An Indianapolis man was arrested after the pickup he was driving crashed into the rear of a city street sweeper at about 2 a.m. Friday. Robert Venn, 26, was arrested on several charges, including leaving the scene of a crash while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction. Police say Venn slammed into the back of a sweeper near 16th Street and Waterway Boulevard, then fled the scene on foot. His passenger, 25-year-old Casey Bell, was trapped in the truck and suffered severe head injuries. Bell was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

A hit-and-run driver was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday in Indianapolis. Roger Ordonez pleaded guilty to charges related to the crash that killed 81-year-old Lola Herman. Ordonez had a blood alcohol level of 0.24 when he ran a red light last October, slamming into Herman’s vehicle at West 16th Street and Martin Luther King Drive as she headed home after volunteering at Riley Hospital for Children.
 

A driver who crashed into a townhouse near 16th Street and College Avenue early Thursday had been shot in the thigh prior to the accident, Indianapolis police say. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 4 a.m. The victim’s gold Isuzu SUV was traveling south on College, crossed the northbound lanes and slammed into the home.
 

Indiana University Health has canceled plans for a $73 million administrative office building at 16th Street and Capitol Avenue to instead purchase the Gateway Plaza tower at 10th and Illinois streets. The Indianapolis-based hospital system is still moving forward with construction of a $120 million neurosciences hub across the street from its Methodist Hospital campus. But IU Health officials, without being specific, said the price was too good on Gateway Plaza—where the hospital system already rents 130,000 square feet and employs 750 workers. The building currently has 80 percent of its 270,000 rentable square feet leased. But the looming departures of IU Health as well as the IU Foundation—which recently bought its own building along the Central Canal—could have quickly reduced occupancy to 20 percent. IU Health also bought the 1,200-space parking lots adjacent to the building.

Six Indiana hospitals were named to Thomson Reuters' annual list of the nation’s top 100 health care facilities. They included St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital, the flagship hospital of Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health. Also making the list were Columbus Regional Hospital, Community Hospital in Munster, Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Memorial Hospital & Health System in South Bend, and Reid Hospital & Health Care Services in Richmond. The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals study evaluates performance in 10 areas: deaths; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability; patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; post-discharge deaths; and re-admission rates for patients suffering a heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia. The study has been conducted annually since 1993.

Purdue University ranked No. 47 on a list of the institutions worldwide with the most articles published last year in the widely cited Nature research journals. U.S. institutions occupied 33 of the top 50 positions, with Harvard University topping the list. The index is available here. The Nature journals primarily publish articles disclosing basic research findings in life, physical and chemical sciences. The journals focus less on applied scientific or engineering research. The index is a collaboration between Nature Publishing group and Digital Sciences, a sister division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd.division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

-Biosound, Esaote Inc. leased 39,204 square feet of office space at 8000 Castleway Drive. The tenant was represented by Darrell Pike of Pike Real Estate. The landlord, BREOF Castleton Park REO LLC, was represented by Dave Moore and Darrin Boyd of Cassidy Turley.

-Indiana Athletics has leased 12,000 square feet in Fairfield Business Park, 9339 Castlegate Drive. The tenant was represented by John Hanley of CB Richard Ellis. The landlord, First Industrial Realty Trust, was represented by Nikhil Gunale of CB Richard Ellis.

-Key Sheet Metal renewed its lease for 6,000 square feet at 23rd Street Industrial, 4949 E 23rd St. The landlord, Garfield LLC, was represented by David Ciechanowicz of Colliers International. The tenant represented itself.

-Hurricane Grill & Wings leased 4,733 square feet at Northfield Commons, 400 W. Northfield Drive, Brownsburg. The tenant was represented by Bill Lingle of Century 21 Scheetz. The landlord, Brownsburg Development, was represented by Liz Yoho of Providence Development.

-Dacco Inc. renewed its lease for 4,000 square feet at 23rd Street Industrial, 4839 E 23rd St. The landlord, Garfield LLC, was represented by David Ciechanowicz of Colliers International. The tenant represented itself.

-Cutco Cutlery signed leased 3,978 square feet at Clearwater Springs Shopping Center, 82nd Street and Allisonville Road. The tenant was represented by Thomas T. Schoenberger of Welsh Companies in Novi, Mich. The landlord, PK Clearwater Springs LLC, represented itself.  

-Marco’s Pizza leased 1,800 square feet at New Augusta Shoppes, 7125 N. Georgetown Road. The tenant was represented by Andrew Clifford of Clifford Realty. The landlord, Lor Corp., was represented by Brett Burch of Valenti Real Estate Services.

-Marco’s Pizza leased 1,600 square feet at Fishers Town Commons, 8235 E 116th St., Fishers. The tenant was represented by Steve Delaney of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The landlord, Fishers Town Commons LP, was represented by Brian Broadbent of The Broadbent Co.

-Crosspoint Capital Corp. leased 493 square feet of office space at 5455 W. 86th St. The landlord, Polaris Commercial Investments LLC, was represented by Scott H. Lindenberg of Echelon Realty Advisors. The tenant represented itself.

-GlassHouseCouture leased 442 square feet of office space at 5455 W. 86th St.  The landlord, Polaris Commercial Investments LLC, was represented by Scott H. Lindenberg of Echelon Realty Advisors. The tenant represented itself.

An Indianapolis man faces several charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through the near-northeast side. An officer tried to pull over a speeding Jaguar near 16th Street and Sherman Drive at about 12:30 a.m. Friday, but the driver sped off. During the chase, the driver threw a gun out of the window, but kept driving, reaching 80 mph. Eventually, the car blew a tire, sending it crashing into a parked minivan. The driver tried to escape on foot, but was captured. The suspect was taken to Wishard hospital with injuries.

Police say icy roads are causing accidents in parts of Indiana following a night of freezing drizzle. Traffic was moving slowly along Interstate 70’s eastbound lanes about 30 miles east of Indianapolis at 10 a.m. Wednesday after being closed earlier because of crashes. State police said traffic was moving slowly along Interstate 69 north of Indianapolis in Hamilton and Madison counties following several crashes and slide-offs. Portions of the highway had been closed for a time overnight due to the slick conditions. I-69 at the 10 mile-marker in Fishers was shut down until crews could clean up an accident, while more crews were assisting drivers sliding off the 116th Street exit ramp into a ditch.
 

Indianapolis police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured an Indianapolis mother on New Year’s Day. Detectives said tips from the public led them to arrest 49-year-old Edward Karwatka of Indianapolis. The crash occurred in the 4600 block of East 16th Street and sent 33-year-old Tabetha Lynn, a mother of four, to an area hospital, where she remains in critical condition. Police say Karwatka has a long history of drunk-driving convictions and admitted to the latest incident.