Category: After the Crash

The Indiana State Police are conducting an enforcement patrol in several areas across the state of Indiana today, July 14, 2021.  The troopers will be riding in commercial motor vehicles in this initiative and while they will not ignore dangerous traffic violations, their primary focus will be on drivers who…

Susan Stroh, 67, of Angola, Indiana was rear-ended by a Dump Truck owned by the Steuben County Highway Department on CR 200 North in Steuben County on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, around 12:45 p.m. according to a local news article.  It was reported that Stroh was eastbound on CR 200…

A 68-year-old Montgomery, Illinois man was pronounced dead at the scene when a semi stopped due to construction was rear-ended by another semi.  The other driver, a 54-year-old Pennsylvania woman was transported to hospital, but the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.  The crash occurred in the southbound lanes…

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…