Plainfield, IN - For the sixth time in the past five days, an Indiana State Police (ISP) car was struck along the interstates in the Indianapolis District.
Trooper Jordan Hall was investigating a rollover crash on I-70 eastbound near the 60-mile marker, just west of Plainfield, on Thursday morning. While sitting in his car, another vehicle spun out of control and slammed into the back of his car.
Both the driver of the other vehicle and Trooper Hall were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
The ISP Indianapolis District covers Marion, Hancock, Hamilton, Boone, Hendricks, Johnson, and Shelby Counties. Since the onset of this snowstorm, troopers have worked around the clock responding to countless emergency calls.
Below is a snapshot of some of those calls:
530 crashes (69 with injuries)
212 slide-offs (vehicle off the road)
6 ISP vehicles have run off the side of the highway
732 motorist assists (mostly cars stuck in the snow or stalled
Hazardous road conditions continue, so use extreme caution if you are driving.
SEYMOUR, Ind. - A two-vehicle collision involving a wrong-way driver claimed three lives on I-65 near Seymour early Sunday morning, August 23. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., a caller reported a head-on crash on southbound I-65 in Jackson County, about one mile south of Seymour.
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Columbus City Hall welcomed 18 students from Miyoshi-Minami Junior High School in Miyoshi, Japan, for a tour and a firsthand look at city government as part of the long-standing sister‑city exchange on Thursday, August 20.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Phase 1 of the Graham Road project begins on or after Monday, August 24. The contractor says Graham Road will be fully reconstructed from Earlywood Drive to Paul Hand Boulevard, and the bridge over Canary Creek will be replaced.
INDIANAPOLIS - At the Indiana State Fair on Wednesday, August 19, the Indiana Department of Agriculture presented several Bartholomew and Johnson County farm families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.