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One of four former Carmel High School basketball players accused of assaulting a teammate is scheduled to be in court Monday to accept a plea deal. During the hearing, Robert Kitzinger is expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal recklessness. Kitzinger is accused of assaulting a teammate in a locker room at Carmel High School. He also could face charges in Hendricks County for a separate hazing incident that took place on a team bus.

A Greyhound bus caught fire while traveling on Interstate 70 near Greenfield early Monday, closing the highway for almost two hours. The blaze began about 3:30 a.m. on westbound I-70 just east of Mount Comfort Road. The driver told the Indiana State Police the transmission caught fire and the fire quickly spread. No injuries were reported after passengers evacuated the burning bus. Another bus was called from the Indianapolis Greyhound station to pick up the stranded passengers.

Indianapolis police say a 12-year-old girl died after being struck by a drunk driver on the city’s south side Sunday evening. Tierra Pierson and another girl were walking in the right of way along Bluff Road shortly before 6 p.m. when an SUV swerved off the road and hit them. Both girls were transported to Methodist Hospital, where Pierson’s friend was treated for minor injuries. Investigators say the driver, 30-year-old Trenton Gaff, had blood-alcohol content twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Gaff was arrested and faces felony charges of driving under the influence causing death. IMPD Officer Ryan Asher suffered minor injuries when his squad car was struck by an 83-year-old driver during the accident investigation.