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Five Children Fortunate to Escape Fiery, Fatal Frankfort Crash

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

The city of Frankfort is the county seat of Clinton County located in central Indiana. Frankfort has a population of 16,422, according to the 2010 US Census. Major highways that run through Fishers include US Route 421, Interstate 69 and Indiana State Road 28, Indiana State Road 39, East State Road 38 and North State Road 75. On Monday, we discussed a local camp for burn victims, but WXIN-TV reported on June 4 that three children were fortunate to walk away from a crash with bones and two breaks after a car crossed over the centerline and collided with their minivan that then burst into flames on SR 39 north of Frankfort. The driver of the car, 24-year-old Cassandra Luehrs, died in the crash, but 13-year-old Kaleb Siebert, escaped the crashed vehicle before being followed by his mother, 39-year-old Kian Cleefman, 10-year-old sister Karina Castaneda and 11-year-old sister Kassidy Siebert….
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Hoosier Burn Camp in Brookston Allows Burn Injury Victims to Be ‘Just One of the Kids’

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

The town of Brookston in Prairie Township in White County is located in central northwestern Indiana. According to the 2010 US Census, Brookston has a population of 1,554. The two major highways that intersect in Brookston are Indiana State Road 18 and Indiana State Road 43. This September, the town will be hosting its 35th Annual Brookston Apple Popcorn Festival, an all-day event featuring more than 200 craft booths, contests, entertainment, music and food booths. Camp Tecumseh is a YMCA resident summer camp in Brookston that for the past 15 years has been host to Hoosier Burn Camp, which the program’s website claims is a place to be “just one of the kids.” On June 1, the Courier-Journal reported that 75 burn survivors, including children from 8 to 18 years of age, united to partake in physical activities like canoeing and horseback riding as well as “the emotional side of…
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Ligonier Motorcycle Accident Reminds Motorists of ‘Increasingly Common’ Sight This Summer

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

The city of Ligonier, in Perry Township, in Noble County, is located in northeastern Indiana. According to the 2010 US Census, Ligonier has a population of 4,405. Major highways that run through Fishers include US Route 6, US Route 33 and Indiana State Road 5. Last month, 55-year-old Ned Shisler was taken to Parkview Regional Medical Center after sustaining injuries to his lower extremities in a motorcycle accident in Ligonier. Indiana’s News Center (INC) reported that a southbound SUV driven by 29-year-old Stacy Blosser turned into the path of Shisler’s northbound motorcycle. Unfortunately, this type of accident becomes increasingly common throughout Indiana during the summer. “With the warmer weather, motorcycles will be a more common sight on our roadways,” Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Marc Leatherman told INC. While motorists certainly need to be more aware of the increased presence of motorcycles on highways all over the Hoosier State, other…
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