Nuptials Go On Despite Shuttle Bus Accident That Killed Wedding Party Members

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Posted on 7th June 2010 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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It’s not the way anyone would want to start off their marriage. But I guess it’s proof that this bride-to-be and her groom wouldn’t let injury — or death – keep them apart.

Lauren Magee and Tom Hanley were among 14 people who were hurt about 2 p.m. Saturday in Indianapolis when the shuttle bus carrying them and their wedding party to take pre-wedding photos got into an accident, colliding with a sport utility vehicle. 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iieMb5-H1RXZ_Jz5xe_aCMFFtWowD9G5F9580A

Wedding party member James Douglas, 29, was killed.

According to eyewitness reports, the driver of the shuttle bus ran a red light, causing the fatal accident. The shuttle bus was knocked on its side buring the crash.

http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20100607/NEWS06/100607005/1002/NEWS01/Indianapolis-police–Bus-carrying-wedding-party-ran-red-light-

Despite that tragedy, Magee and Hanley went forward with their wedding, which took place at the hospital where they  and half of their injured wedding party were taken for treatment, Methodist Hospital. The hospital set up a conference room for the ceremony.

The seven wedding party members who were treated at Wishard Memorial Hospital were transported to Methodist Hospital for the ceremony,  along with 100 others. Many of those guests had been set to attend the wedding at its original location, a downtown Indianapolis event center.