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Five Injured in I-70 Truck-Bus Crash

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

WHIO-TV reported that five people were injured on May 6 when a blown tire on a pickup truck caused the vehicle to collide with a Union County Transit bus on Interstate 70 in Wayne County. None of the three occupants in the pickup sustained injuries, but the driver and four passengers on the bus were taken to Reid Memorial Hospital. Wayne County Sheriff’s Major Mike Frame told WHIO that the bus was used to ferry special needs or handicapped people. This bus accident should remind all motorists of the importance of tire maintenance as we head into the summer. Higher temperatures on the pavement are bad for tires, and the risk of a blowout is increased if tires are low on air pressure. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, almost 3,400 people died and an estimated 116,000 were injured in tire-related crashes between 2005 and 2009. Last August,…
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Truck Driver Loses Control of Vehicle After Sneezing in Greenwood

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

According to WLWT-TV, a driver of semitrailer hauling Coca-Cola products had a sneezing attack that caused him to lose control of the truck before it flipped onto its side. The crash happened on May 3, in suburban Indianapolis, closing streets near I-65 for several hours. According to Greenwood police, the driver reported that he had just made a delivery and was trying to make a turn when he began sneezing multiple times. The truck went into some grass and the driver apparently overcorrected, causing it to flip onto its side and block much of the roadway, WLWT reported. The driver of the truck was not injured. We are thankful that nobody was seriously injured in this crash. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), truck driver action or inaction is responsible for 88 percent of truck crashes. In fact, statistics indicate that commercial truck driver error is ten…
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Head-On Collision With Tractor-Trailer Kills Fishers Woman

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Doehrman Chamberlain

A Fishers woman was killed and a 5-year-old boy was injured in a head-on vehicle accident with a tractor-trailer on April 29 in Dearborn County. According to Indiana State Police (ISP), the crash occurred around 6 p.m., on S.R. 1 near Zimmer Road, when a minivan in the northbound lane crossed the centerline. According to the ISP, the van was struck head-on by a tractor-trailer, causing both vehicles to run off the road. The driver of the van, 38-year-old Lori Dennison, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. A 5-year-old boy was transported to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in critical condition. The driver of the tractor-trailer, 54-year-old Natalie Paine, of Ohio, suffered minor injuries, according to the ISP. Investigators said they are still trying to determine what caused Dennison’s van to cross the center lane. Collisions between vehicles that are traveling in opposing directions can result in…
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