kˈʌmɪŋz wʌz dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɐ pˈæsɪndʒɚɹ ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəl ˌɔn stˈeɪt ɹˈoʊd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ɪn ˌɪndiənˈæpəlˌɪs, wˌɛn hiː kɹˈæʃt θɹuː ɐ ɡˈɑːɹd ɹˈeɪl, ˌoʊvɚtˈɜːnd sˈɛvɹəl tˈaɪmz ænd plˈʌndʒd ˌɪntʊ lˈɪk kɹˈiːk.
Cummings was driving a passenger automobile on State Road 29 in Indianapolis, when he crashed through a guard rail, overturned several times and plunged  into Lick Creek.