U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday told graduates of the northern Indiana Catholic boarding school he graduated from 40 years ago that persistence is the most essential quality to success and is the only trait each personCENTERVILLE, Ind. – Investigators believe a burning cigarette ignited an oxygen tank and caused a car fire that killed an Indianapolis couple on Interstate 70.
Wayne County Sheriff Jeff Cappa told the Richmond Palladium-Item (http://pinews.co/VQoCag) that Ronnie Joe Pratt and Deborah Pratt died Sunday afternoon near the town of Centerville, about 60 miles east of Indianapolis. Both were 62.
Two other adults in the vehicle survived. Tina Brooks was listed in critical condition Monday at a Dayton hospital. Driver Thomas Barham II was treated and released at a Richmond hospital. Their hometowns aren’t available.
A witness following the victims’ car told police the vehicle drifted left into the median and an explosion occurred inside the vehicle.
One of the victims told investigators a passenger was lighting a cigarette when the fire erupted.
