Five people are dead and one is in the hospital after a crash on Interstate 65 in Tippecanoe County.
It happened just before midnight Thursday night near exit 178, and involved two semis and five passenger vehicles, police said.
Three of the people killed were traveling in a black Honda Pilot together. Police have identified the victims from that car as Jill Buck, 47, and her two sons, A. J., 8, and Branson, 10.
The Buck family issued the following statement Friday afternoon:
The Buck Family is devastated by the news of the loss of our members, Jill, Branson, and Aidan due to the accident that took place last night on I 65. We ask for your prayers through this process.iphone 5 refurbished We remain faithful in God in this very, very difficult time and are thankful to the many family, friends, and community members who continue to show their support. We ask for privacy as we grieve together.
Other vehicles involved in the crash were a semi carrying frozen chicken, a tanker truck carrying cooking oil, and a red car. The driver from the car is dead Mikhail Yuryevich Stepanov, 41. The other person Tatiana Yuryevna Stepanova, 31 was taken to a hospital.
The crash happened in a construction zone when the driver of the tanker truck rear ended one of the passenger vehicles, causing a chain reaction crash into the back of the other semi, causing a fire.
"When you have an interstate with a lot of traffic on it, there's always that chance that when you bring two lanes down to one you're going to have a backup," ISP Sgt. Kim Riley said. "One driver wasn't paying attention .
Nearly 24 hours after officers made the gruesome discovery, there are still lots of unanswered questions. The main question on everyone's mind why did this happen and what caused it?
The unfolding of Thursday's tragic discovery began when 34 year old Joshua Boren, an officer with the Lindon Police Department, failed to show up for his shift Thursday night. iphone 5 refurbished After an hour with no sign of him, officers went to his house. Spanish Fork Police Chief Steve Adams described the scene.
"Found that there was some activity there that was of a suspicious nature, specifically they found upon looking through a window and door that there was some blood and some bullet casings and I believe even a slug that was noticed by the officers," he said.
When officers went inside, they found Boren's mother in law, 55 year old Marie King, Boren's wife, 32 year old Kelly Boren, and his two children, 7 year old Joshua "Jaden" and 5 year old Haley all dead along with Boren himself.
"We hope to gain an understanding at some time of all the things that was going through Josh's mind, but I'm certain that we're not going to be able to do that," Adams said.
Neighbors who knew the family are in disbelief.
"All I know is that there had to be something going on with him and his wife because I knew how much he loved those kids so something wasn't right with him when it all happened," said one neighbor who did not want to be identified.
Lindon Police Chief Cody Cullimore said in the three months Boren has been on the force that his behavior has not raised any concern within the department.
"There were no red flags, everything about him was outstanding," he said. on a phone call, but they are not releasing any details related to the nature of that call.
The bodies are at the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office.
Chief Cullimore also issued a statement regarding the incident. Read the statement below:
The Lindon City Police Department is saddened to learn of the tragic events which occurred at the Spanish Fork home of Officer Joshua Boren on Thursday, January 16, 2014.
Officer Boren was hired by the Police Department on October 14, 2013 and has worked as a patrol officer since that time. Prior to coming to the Lindon Police Department, Officer Boren worked as a Deputy with the Utah County Sheriff's office for over seven years.
Officer Boren was selected for hire in October from a field of over 70 highly qualified applicants and had performed admirably as a patrol officer.iphone 5 refurbished His conduct, behavior and professionalism were exemplary.
We are shocked and saddened by the events as they appear to have occurred. We are working closely with the Spanish Fork Police Department to investigate and hopefully come to an understanding of this tragic occurrence.
Officers said the bodies will be transferred to the State Medical Examiner's Office where autopsies will be performed. But there might have been something going on with his wife that must have been pretty serious to make him grabb a gun and fire. Even at his own children and take their lives over something that was probably going on between him and his wife. They look like a happy family but every family has their problems and sometimes one member of the family finds the worst ways to solve them. Rest in peace Boren family and Marie King
What a tragedy for, not just this family and town, or even Utah, but for the human race. I agree this is not about gun control or pharmaceuticals is about an individual with an issue he didn know how to resolve. We cannot speculate or pass judgement on this or any situation because that is God job, and his alone. He knows the trials and tribulations of every breath taken on this earth, and if we would just trust in him to walk with us these things would become less and less. May the one left behind find peace through God and may the ears this story falls upon help others to find Him.
Dysfunctional and amorous lifestyles of Americans like adults in America are unable to develop emotionally beyond the teenage level. In most of these kinds of stories, where one parent takes out the entire family seems to have it roots in one partner not being able to control his/her carnal desires.
