Crash Victim Dies After Van Wraps Around Tree.

Date: 03/10/2012
Time: Around 2:00 A.M.
Location: Near Warsaw, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: GMC Vandura

By Katrina Helmer, Scott Sarvay

"KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department responded to an early morning fatal van crash.
Kosciusko County Deputy Coroner Michael Wilson pronounced Justin Ellis, 25, dead at the scene from blunt force trauma after he crashed into a tree south of State Road 25 in Kosciusko County.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies and emergency personnel responded to a 911 call Saturday morning at approximately 1:59 a.m. of a van crashed into a tree south of State Road 25 on County Road 450 West. When officers arrived, they found a 1992 GMC van crushed and wrapped around a tree off the east side of the roadway.
Parkview Samaritan helicopter was called to the scene, but when paramedics arrived they pronounced the driver dead. Kosciusko County Deputy Coroner Michael Wilson pronounced Ellis dead at the scene from blunt force trauma.
Kosciusko County F.A.C.T./crash investigator’s stated that Ellis was driving southbound on County Road 450 West. Investigators said Ellis swerved off the road and crashed into a tree, but they are not sure why. The crash is still under investigation."

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Indiana Toll Road worker, driver killed in I-90 crash in LaPorte County.

Date: 10/02/2012
Time: Around 11:30 A.M.
Location: Near Westville, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Hyundai Santa Fe, Ford F-350

By Carlos Sadovi  Tribune reporter

"Two people were killed, including an Indiana Toll Road maintenance worker, after a crash this morning on I-90 in LaPorte County, Ind., officials said.

In addition to the fatal injuries, another toll road worker was injured in the crash that happened at about 11:30 a.m. at mile marker 39.8 just east of the Michigan City exit, according to Indiana State Police officials.

Police dispatchers had received a call about a speeding, erratic driver traveling west on the roadway and was in the process of dispatching the information to police when the same vehicle, a red 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe, struck the rear of a maintenance pickup truck, officials said.
The pickup truck was parked on the inner shoulder of the westbound lanes with its lights and a lit arrow board activated on the truck, police said. There was a sign behind the pickup warning drivers of workers up ahead, police said.
Daniel J. Miller, 52, of LaPorte who had just been a passenger in the truck, had stepped out and walked behind the truck to retrieve trimming equipment from the truck bed when the Hyundai struck him and the rear of the pickup, according to police.
Miller was pronounced dead by the LaPorte County Coroner. He had worked for the toll road for 17 years, officials said.
Paul A. Kimbrugh, 78 of Coldwater, Mich. and Cape Coral, Fla. who was the driver of the Hyundai was pronounced dead after being airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital.
The second maintenance worker who was in the pickup was taken to Saint Anthony's Hospital in Michigan City with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The westbound lanes of the toll road were closed for about two hours."

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Mother and child killed in I-70 crash.

Date: 09/21/2012
Time: Around 6:00 P.M.
Location: Near Terre Haute, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: BMW E34, semi truck, GMC Sierra, Kia Optima

By WISHTV

"PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - The victims of a fatal accident on I-70 near the 43 mile marker Friday evening have been identified.
The Indiana State Police and Putnam County Coroner’s Office have identified the victims to be a mother and daughter.
Emma Bronson, 49, of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her daughter Zacchia Bronson,3, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Mrs. Bronson succumbed chest injuries and her daughter succumbed head injuries, according to a release.
The driver of the BMW, Michael Bronson, 47, was treated at IU Health Methodist Hospital for neck and back pain. Bronson is the father and husband to the victims. He has been released from the hospital.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Jordan Moore, is still hospitalized at IU Health Methodist Hospital with extensive injuries, police say.
The driver of the pickup, William Bertelmann, is still at Methodist undergoing observation.
A preliminary investigation Friday revealed that eastbound traffic was stopped for construction  when a tractor pulling a box trailer failed to stop and struck a pickup in the rear. The pickup then overturned off the roadway. The tractor-trailer continued heading forward and struck the rear of the BMW which then burst into flames.
The investigation is still ongoing.
No citations have been issued."

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County Police Investigate Thursday Morning Crash.

Date: 06/24/2011
Time: Around 7:30 A.M.
Location: Plymouth, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Infiniti G35x, Ford F-350

By Kathy Bottorff

"County police officers and emergency responders from LaPaz/North Township Fire and EMS were dispatched to a two vehicle crash on North Michigan Road north of 7^th Road Thursday morning at 7:38.
ounty Officer Joe Giordano was the investigating officer and reported that a 2004 Infiniti driven by 19 year old Joshua Walters of Elkhart was south bound on Michigan Road and crossed the center line.  He collided with a pick-up truck pulling a trailer owned by Grand Rental Station. The pick-up was driven by 40 year old Jason Sheppard of Plymouth.
fter impact Sheppard’s pick-up truck came unhitched from the trailer and rolled several times coming to rest on the east side of Michigan Road against the field fence.  Sheppard and a passenger in the pick-up, Alvaro Dorantes Jr. were transported to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth where they were treated and released for minor injuries. "

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3 in same family killed in White County car crash.

Date: 06/29/2012
Time: Around 3:50 P.M.
Location: Reynolds, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-150, Chevy Impala, Ford F-150

By WLFI18

"WHITE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - A deadly crash happened Friday afternoon along a stretch of road that has seen multiple wrecks in recent weeks.
White County officials said the three people who died were riding in the same car and members of the same family.  Two other children in the back seat were seriously injured.
It happened around 3:50 p.m. on the curve where U.S. 24 meets County Road 50 South, about a mile and a half east of Reynolds.             
Sheriff Patrick Shafer said a white car going east crossed the center line for an unknown reason and side- swiped a brown pickup truck driving in the opposite direction.  The brown pickup ended up in the ditch and the white car then hit a second pickup truck.
"The white car continued eastbound and striking the red pickup truck which was traveling westbound.  Those two vehicles then struck head-on,” Shafer said.
Shafer said two adults and a child in the white car were killed.  Two small children were taken to Franciscan St. Elizabeth East in Lafayette and then were airlifted to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis in critical condition.
The pickup truck drivers and a passenger in the brown pickup were fine. No names are being released at this time..         
Authorities said there have been three crashes along that stretch of road in the last month or two.           
The crash remains under investigation."

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Three vehicle crash ties up S.R. 23/Bittersweet Road traffic.

Date: 06/22/2012
Time: Around 6:00 P.M.
Location: Granger, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Honda Odyssey, Dodge Ram, unknown vehicle

By wsbt News

"GRANGER —A three-vehicle accident Friday evening sent one woman to a local hospital and created headaches for drivers in the area of Bittersweet Road and S.R. 23.

At the scene, WSBT's Clifton French says the crash occured just after 6 p.m. when a northbound car on S.R. 23 slowed to turn west on Bittersweet Road.
The car was rear-ended by a pickup truck, which sent the car into the southbound lane of S.R. 23. There the car and minivan collided.
As of 6:30 p.m., S.R. 23's southbound traffic is blocked and one lane is open for northbound traffic.
The woman's condition is unknown."

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UPDATE: US 6 reopens after fatal crash.

Date: 06/13/2012
Time: Around 06:15 A.M.
Location: Bremen, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Semi truck, Ford Explorer

By WSBT-TV Report

"BREMEN – Traffic is flowing again on US 6 in Marshall County after a deadly traffic crash Wednesday morning.
The accident happened around 6:15 a.m. just outside the Pla-Mor Campground, leaving one person dead.
Police say an SUV was driving east, veered into the other lane and collided head-on with a semi.
The sun was bad in the area at the time, so police are investigating to see if the driver may have been blinded, though that has not been confirmed.
The driver of the SUV died despite wearing a seat belt. The crash caused the semi to catch on fire but the driver of the rig got out safely.
US 6 was closed in both directions for more than 4 1/2 hours, but the Marshall County Sheriff's Department says the highway has reopened.
Stay tuned to WSBT for updates throughout the day."

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Woman dies when SUV strikes school bus.

Date: 09/26/2011
Time: Around 8:30 A.M.
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana
Vehicle(s) Involved: School bus, Chrysler Pacifica

By TOM MOOR South Bend Tribune Staff Writer

"MISHAWAKA — A stretch of McKinley Avenue was the scene of a second fatal crash in less than a week. A 51-year-old Mishawaka area woman was killed at about 8:30 a.m. today when the SUV she was driving westbound on McKinley Highway near Elder Road apparently veered into the far eastbound lane and struck a school bus head on, police said.

The woman, who has not yet been identified, died at the scene.
The female driver of Penn-Harris-Madison bus driver was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police at the scene said. No students were aboard at the time.
The driver of the bus reportedly had already dropped off students and was en route from a district garage to the driver’s home when the accident occurred.
St. Joseph County Sheriff Mike Grzegorek said the driver of the bus told police she attempted to get out of the way. The SUV had severe damage to its hood.
Two other serious accidents occurred on that stretch of McKinley this month.
On Sept. 20, 39-year-old Frederick Bazeley, of Osceola, was killed at McKinley Avenue and Home Street, when the motorcyclist he was driving westbound on McKinley struck a truck. Police said Bazeley may have been driving as fast as 70 mph.
And on Sept. 18, 29-year-old Matthew Sitke, of Nappanee, was critically injured when the car he was driving struck a train on McKinley Avenue near Filbert Road. Sitke had been drinking at the time of the early morning crash, police said.
Sitke’s passenger, Alexandra Langer, 27, of Chicago, was injured but has since been released from the hospital.
The accidents near Elder Road and Home Street are only about a quarter mile from each other. Filbert is about another mile west of Home.
Monday’s crash occurred just east of the Mishawaka city limits; the other two were in the city.
Staff writer Tom Moor:"


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