The Indiana State Police are going to be enforcing seat belt use with increased patrols throughout November as part of their Click It or Ticket campaign.  The Indiana State Police will be working with over 250 law enforcement agencies from around the state of Indiana to reduce motor vehicle deaths and injuries in Indiana.  These […]

The Indiana Department of Transportation is preparing for the winter season with classes for training their snowplow drivers.  These classes will be hosted across the districts to prepare snowplow drivers for conditions that they might have to face this winter.  The training at these schools will include three days of practice with the snowplows, best […]

A collision that occurred on Interstate 74 east of Danville on the night of October 7, 2020, resulted in the death of a pedestrian.  Dispatchers received a call on the morning of October 8, 2020, from a driver stating that he hit something in the road and sustained damage to his vehicle.  When authorities arrived […]

On Thursday, October 15, 2020, a collision occurred at the intersection of State Road 56 and Slab Road in Scottsburg, Indiana.  Scott County Sherriff’s Department and the Scottsburg Police Department responded and requested a reconstruction team to the collision scene.  According to the investigators, a Chevrolet Equinox was traveling eastbound on State Road 56 at […]

During Distracted Driving Awareness Month, an outreach campaign that was moved to October due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb is encouraging Hoosiers to put their phones down to avoid distractions while driving.  Gov. Holcomb has been working to make Indiana roads safer with the passing of a hands-free driving law, which […]

As the Harvest Season begins, farmers will soon be traveling in large, slow-moving farm equipment on roads throughout the state.  The Indiana State Department of Agriculture encourages motorists to drive with patience and caution as they share the road with large farm equipment in the current and following months.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s […]

The Rensselaer Police Department has arrested five drunk drivers during its recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  During the 25-day enforcement period, which ran from mid-August through Labor Day, the Rensselaer Police stopped 26 vehicles, and five were arrested for driving while intoxicated.  The Nation Highway Safety Administration has stated that, on average, […]

A student at Clarksville High School is still recovering from injuries from a collision involving a drunk driver on September 6, 2020.  The collision occurred early in the morning at the intersection of Sunset Drive and Charlestown Road in New Albany, Indiana.  The teenager was traveling on Charlestown Road when he was struck by the […]

A student at Clarksville High School is still recovering from injuries from a collision involving a drunk driver on September 6, 2020.  The collision occurred early in the morning at the intersection of Sunset Drive and Charlestown Road in New Albany, Indiana.  The teenager was traveling on Charlestown Road when he was struck by the […]

On August 21, 2020, in Fort Wayne, a collision occurred involving several vehicles and a motorcycle on northbound I-469 near the ramp area for I-69.  The Indiana State Police asked other motorists to avoid the area following the collision due to lane closures caused by the collision.  According to investigators, the collision occurred when an […]