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• All Indiana Residents Must Now Buckle Up

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2007 2:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Several new laws will go into effect, Sunday, in Indiana. One of the laws will impact everyone in the state. It is the new and improved seat belt law."In the 23 years I've been on the state police, not one time have I unbuckled anyone that has ever been killed. All the people that have died in car crashes or seriously hurt was because they weren't wearing their seatbelts," said Sgt. Ray...

• Mother Files Racial Discrimination Complaint Against School

  Chrissie Cole | June 18, 2007 2:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Discrimination

  The mother of a Penn High School freshman has filed a racial discrimination complaint against the school alleging her daughter was treated unfairly by high school administrators after an altercation in April.The Mother contends the school treated her daughter differently than the white female student with whom she fought, after the student allegedly called her the "n-word." Her daughter was...

• Governor Bit by Dog While Visiting Bloomington Farm

  Christina Cole | June 12, 2007 1:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  After unintentionally startling a dog with his Harley-Davidson, Governor Mitch Daniels, was bitten on the leg at a farm outside Bloomington. Thankfully, the dog bite was minor and did not require stitches, said the Governor's spokeswoman.At this time there are no plans to euthanize the dog. The Governor referred to the incident as "just one of those little hazards of traveling through...

• Driver Killed in Single Car Crash

  Christina Cole | June 09, 2007 2:09 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  One person is dead following a single vehicle car accident, Monday, near the Vigo-Sullivan County line, authorities said.The crash happened on Indiana 63 in Sullivan County, only a mile from the Vigo County Line, said communications supervisor for the Sullivan County Sheriff Department. The driver was dead at the scene. The vehicle veered off the left side of the road and rolled over, ejecting...

• Woman Trapped in Vehicle after Car Accident

  Christina Cole | June 08, 2007 2:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 32-year-old South Bend woman was trapped inside her vehicle after a car accident early this morning, as she was traveling south on Indiana 19.Witnesses told authorities that the woman's car somehow veered off the left side of the roadway at approximately 5 a.m., as she traveled along Indiana 19. The car reportedly rolled over several times before it came to rest on its roof according to a...