Category: After the Crash

Crystal Ragan (36) of Frankfort was partially ejected from the vehicle she was driving when a collision occurred with another vehicle at the intersection of County Road 700 North and State Road 75 on Monday, June 28th.  Fox 59 News also reported that two of the 4 children in Ragan’s…

If you live near or travel on Interstate 70 between Greenfield and Indianapolis, Indiana you are likely aware of the of the mess that the construction zone has created for travelers since last week.  According to a recent article by Richard Essex of Wish TV.com News 8, an INDOT spokesperson…

State Police were called to investigate a collision near the 52 mile marker on eastbound I-70 in Morgan County just after midnight on Thursday, June 10th.   According to the Indiana State Police Bulletin, preliminary investigation showed that Alfred Hill Jr., age 37, of Houston, Texas was attempting to set out…

Leah McMillen, 52, of Louisville KY, was fatally injured Friday evening, May 7 during rush hour when the right rear of her 2021 Nissan Rogue collided with a 2006 Freightliner box truck approaching a construction zone on eastbound I-64 near the 47.5 mile marker.  Preliminary investigation showed that the left…

It is springtime and as the weather gets warmer, kids are going to be out a lot more in their yards, neighborhoods, parks, and playgrounds.  It is important that motorists take extra precautions at this time of year in these areas where young kids are more likely to be walking…

Yesterday, Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reintroduced the INSURANCE Act designed to ensure that the federal minimum insurance requirements are periodically adjusted to the inflation rate of medical costs.  The minimum requirement of liability coverage for motor carriers since 1980 has…

As an attorney who has dedicated my entire career to helping families who have had family members seriously injured or killed by collisions with commercial trucks, I am opposed to Indiana House-passed bill, HB 1190. What does HB 1190 Indiana propose? This bill would permit overweight trucks weighing as much…

According to an Indiana State Police Press Release, Susan Konkle and her passenger, Renee Stouder were injured when the 2007 Ford F-150 pickup truck they were in was rear-ended by a semi-tractor driven by Trina Fay Carlson.  The preliminary crash investigation by Indiana State Police Trooper Caleb Clark indicates that…

According to a recent Indiana State Police Bulletin, the Indiana State Police were asked to investigate a fatal crash on February 8, 2021 at approximately 4:45 p.m. on I-69 at the 83-mile marker southbound in Daviess County.  According to Sergeant David Henderson, Allen C Weldy, 38, from Mitchell Indiana was…

Record Snow Indianapolis, along with most of the state of Indiana, was hit with a winter storm this past weekend.  In fact, according to the National Weather Service the single day snowfall record of 3.4” set back in 1901 was broken on Saturday when the city received 3.6” of fresh…