Lauren G. Stoddard, 32, died January 6 in Indianapolis in an automobile accident. Ms. Stoddard was traveling east on I-465 on the north side of the city at 9:14 on Friday morning when her car drifted out of her lane, struck the side of a semi trailer, and careened across two lanes of traffic before flying off the road and down the embankment near the Keystone Avenue interchange. Investigators estimate her speed at the time of the accident at 93 mph, presumably because she was late for her scheduled 9:00 arrival at work. Police found an open makeup kit, the remains of an egg sandwich from Starbucks, Ms. Stoddard's smart phone with a partially completed text message, and an open book on the subject of time management in the car's cabin.
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