July 29, 2008

38-Year-Old Mother and 4-Year-Old Son Critically Injured in Interstate 65 Accident Near Roselawn

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.

July 21, 2008

2 Dead in Boone County/Interstate 65 Car Accident

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.

July 10, 2008

Spencer County Car Accident Results in Death of Two Teens

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.

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