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A truck driver was killed after his semi rear-ended another truck and his cab caught fire. It is being reported the truck driver had been slowing down due to a prior accident involving an overturned truck on Interstate 65 in Boone County. As the truck driver slowed down, reports say he rear-ended the truck in front of him, igniting his driver’s compartment, and sending the other driver to the hospital.

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Super Lawyers magazine recently released its 2011 list of attorneys to be recognized in Indiana. Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson is proud to have six attorneys from its office recognized on this prestigious list. Attorneys Pete Obremskey, Paul Kruse and Tony Patterson were selected as 2011 Indiana Super Lawyers based on their excellence in representing personal injury victims. Parr Richey attorney Kent Frandsen was also selected as a 2011 Indiana Super Lawyer for the outstanding representation he has provided as a civil litigator, while Larry J. Wallace and Jeremy Fetty were recognized as a 2011 Indiana Super Lawyer and Rising Star in the utilities practice area, respectively.

Super Lawyer candidates are evaluated based on a number of things, including verdicts, settlements and experience. The Super Lawyers list is limited to only 5% of the attorneys within their jurisdiction. Parr Richey has been represented on the Indiana Super Lawyers list by at least one of its attorneys every year since its inception.

In Estate of Bradley Kinser v. Indiana Insurance Company, decedent was killed in an automobile collision while operating his girlfriend's Ford Focus. He and his girlfriend lived together and commuted to work together. Decedent owned a Chevy Trailblazer insured by Indiana Insurance Company, while his girlfriend's Ford Focus was jointly titled with her and her dad and insured by Erie Insurance.

The couple drove to and from work in the Focus with the decedent driving in the mornings. They used it for long trips and the Trailblazer on the weekends. They each had a set of keys to the other's car, but decedent wouldn't take the Focus without asking permision.

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