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Wave3.com has reported that police are seeking the driver of a S-10 truck that was involved in a hit-and-run accident early morning on August 2. Indiana State Police reported that the truck, identified by state police to look nearly identical to the truck shown in the picture below, collided with a motorcycle, leaving the operator fatally injured. The truck subsequently left the scene of the accident after the collision occurred.

Police ask that you call the Indiana State Police or Crime Stoppers with any information relating to this accident.

Picture Courtesy of Wave3.com and Indiana State Police

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The Post-tribune.com has reported that Monday afternoon two trucking accidents occurred on Interstate 65 near the Roselawn, Indiana interstate exit. Both accidents combined to injure 4 people total, which included leaving a 38-year-old mother and her 4-year-old son critically injured, and also caused traffic to be backed up on Interstate 65 for hours.

Initially, a semitrailer rear-ended the motor vehicle carrying a mother and her son, who were slow moving due to construction work on the interstate. The semitrailer pushed the family's car into a guard rail, ultimately pinning it between the rail and the semi, while hitting two other motor vehicles in the process.

Indiana State Police blocked off the roadway as rescue and emergency teams dealt with the first accident scene. As traffic built up, a second semitrailer jacknifed at a location further south of the initial Interstate 65 accident scene, which resulted in a second closure. Indiana State Police closed Interstate 65 for more than 4 hours dealing with the two accidents.

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Msnbc.msn.com has reported that early Saturday morning a 33-year-old Indianapolis man accessed Interstate 65 northbound in the wrong direction, causing a motor vehicle accident killing both himself and the driver of another car. Mark Cabbell, Jr. was identified as the driver of the car headed in the wrong direction that collided with the car driven by 22-year-old Samatha Burke, as she was headed northbound near the State Road 39 exit. Burke was heading home from her shift as a nurse at Riley Children's Hospital.

Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Police are investigating whether Cabbell was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

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The chicagotribune.com reported recently that more Indiana motorcycle deaths has caused a renewed debate over Indiana's lack of a mandatory motorcycle helmet law. According to the report, while Indiana does not have a mandatory motorcycle helmet law, 20 states currently do. The Indianapolis based Indiana Criminal Justice Institute states that since April of this year, at least 12 Indiana motorcycle crashes have resulted in deaths and motorcycle deaths have risen 80 percent in the last 10 years.

Click here to review the complete article from the chicagotribune.com.

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Tristatehomepage.com reported Wednesday evening that two teens were killed in a motor vehicle accident U.S. Highway 231 just south of Gentryville Wednesday morning. The report explained that the two teens were lifeguards on their way to work when the accident occurred.

The teen driver was attempting to pass a motor vehicle on the left hand side of the highway when the car collided head on with a mini-van that was oncoming from the opposite direction. At the time of the accident, the teens' car was approaching a hill crest that made them unable to see the oncoming mini-van. At that location, the highway was marked as a "no passing" zone.

Click here to read the article at tristatehomepage.com.

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The ChicagoTribune.com has reported that three people were killed in a train/automobile collision early Monday evening in Gary, Indiana. The car was hit when the driver attempted to drive the car around crossing gates at the intersection, but was unable to do so in time to miss the oncoming CSX freight train. Upon impact, two of the individuals were ejected from the car. None of the indiviudals in the car were wearing safety belts at the time of the collision.

Click here to read about the accident on ChicagoTribune.com.

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Indystar.com has reported that Indiana State Police trooper Jeff Woodward was injured early Sunday morning while assisting a motorist changing a tire on southbound Interstate 465 near Rockville Road. Woodward had parked his patrol car, with its emergency lights activated, behind the car he was assisting when a driver rear-ended his patrol car. Upon impact, the patrol car was knocked into the car Woodward was assisting, which then struck him causing injuries to his back and legs.

According to Indystar.com, a young woman was cited in causing the accident for reckless driving, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, speeding, having an unexpired plate, having no driver's license with her, and unsafe lane movement.

Under Indiana law, motor vehicle drivers are required by statute to change lanes or reduce their speed when approaching an emergency vehicle stopped with its emergency lights on.

Click here to read the article on Indystar.com.

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As of this morning, the National Weather Service has listed 24 Indiana counties under a flood warning and Daviess county remains under a flash flood warning. Click here to view the National Weather Service's county-by-county warnings and advisories for the flood conditions in Indiana.

With forecasters calling for additional heavy rain throughout the rest of the week, it is important to remember that flood conditions and flash flood situations can create driving hazards, leading to serious injury or death. Flooded roadways are extremely dangerous to drive through and, if at all possible, need to be avoided. The conventional wisdom surrounding motor vehicles and flood conditions is that it only takes a foot of water to float a vehicle, six inches of water may reach the bottom of your vehicle causing operating problems and hydroplaning, and two feet of rushing water can cause your vehicle to be swept off of the roadway in the direction of the current.

Please be careful traveling on the roadways, as we continue to battle these flood conditions.

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A Greyhound bus carrying 41 passengers crashed on Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana. According to the Chicago Tribune, 29 of the passengers required medical treatment. The bus was on its way from Chicago to Nashville Tennessee when it flipped on its passenger's side and came to rest near the median. It is unsure why the crash occurred, although witnesses said the bus appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed and it is suspected that the driver may have fallen asleep.

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