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Bloomfield Woman Suffers Severe Head Injury In Crash

Chrissie Cole — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:26:00 GMT

A Bloomfield woman suffered a severe head injury in a car accident, Monday, when her vehicle left the highway and rolled over several times, according to Lt. Bryan Woodall of Greene county Sheriff’s Department.

The woman, 27, was traveling on Indiana 45 when the accident occurred. Officials are unsure what caused the crash, but theorize she overcorrected the vehicle, traveled off the east side of the road, up an embankment and became airborne as she struck a tree.

The impact of the crash caused the roof, dash and driver’s side door to collapse. Center Township Fire Department had to cut her from the vehicle. She was flown by Air Evac Ambulance to a hospital in Indianapolis.

In addition to a head injury, she also suffered internal injuries and broken bones. Her current condition is unknown.

The woman was wearing her seatbelt and en route to work at the time of the crash, Woodall said.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Speeding Ticket Fees will go to Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Fund

Christina Cole — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:18:32 GMT

Drivers caught speeding will pay the price of the ticket and additional fees to boot, including $70 in court cost fees. And $2 jury fee, $7 record keeping fee, $3 public defenders and much more. By the time it is done, the average motorist ends up paying close to $110 in court costs and fees for basic traffic infractions.

The House-passed version of a state budget, now resting in the Senate's hands, is an additional $18 fee that will be added to 27 of the moving violations - from improper passing to speeding and running a red light. The difference this time though, the money won't be going toward running the judicial system. Rather, the millions of dollars that are generated statewide will be earmarked for a brain injury and spinal cord research fund.

A bill was introduced this year to set up a registry to track such injures as well as a research fund. Instead, House leaders inserted the language into the budget to pay for the fees via an increase.

According to the Legislative Services Agency, more than a million Hoosiers were found guilty of one of the specified motor vehicle operating violations in 2006. Assuming the numbers remain consistent, that means the $18 fee could bring in 19. 1 million a year for the spinal cord and brain injury fund.
In addition, the budget calls for motorcycle registration fees to jump from million for theâ€‚$17 to $27, which is expected to bring in an additional $1.6 fund.
"The thought was to build a research fund because we are seeing more and more spinal cord and brain injuries," Mays said. "With the life-science growth that we have in Indiana we thought it was a perfect opportunity to combine the two."

11,000 Americans around the world experience a traumatic spinal cord injury each year. Motorcycle and auto accidents are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries that account for over half of new spinal cord injuries each year, according to data collected by the Mayo Clinic

While, the National Center for Injury and Prevention & Control reports a million Americans suffer from traumatic brain injuries every year.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Christina Cole

Officer Battles Brain Injury

Christina Cole — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:49:51 GMT

Office Richard Lomax, 29, sustained severe head injuries when three thugs attacked him and a fellow officer after a minor car crash at 3:45 am on Saturday.

Lomax and Robert DeFazio, both graduated from the academy only two weeks ago, were in Lomax's Ford Explorer when it skidded on the ice crashing into the back of a Nissan Maxima.

Lomax and DeFazio got out of the vehicle, identified themselves as cops and proceeded to call 911. The three assailants got out of the car and began throwing punches, said cops.

DeFazio, received only minor injuries. But Lomax, was knocked backwards and hit his head on the cement curb. Lomax was operated on at St. Vincents hospital for swelling to his brain. The family is hoping for a full recovery.

Lamont Lafoucade, 33, and Durvell Williams, 21, both of Brooklyn, and Thelma LÃ³pez, 28, of The Bronx, were charged with gang-related assault and criminal possession of a weapon after a switchblade was found in the car. The gang charge could add five years to a conviction.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Christina Cole

Soldiers' Brain Injury Recoveries To Be Helped By Woodruff

Staff Writer — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:07:48 GMT

ABC anchor Bob Woodruff has signed a deal with Random House to write a book with his wife about their experiences during his recovery from severe head trauma suffered when Woodruff was injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

A portion of the book's proceeds has been earmarked for organizations that help members of the armed forces recovering from traumatic brain injuries, according to Random House.

Thanks to fellow head injury blogger Michael Kaplen for bringing this story to my attention.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer