A recent review of avoidable patient complications and injuries conducted by the federal government as a part of its Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction Program (HAC) established by the Affordable Care Act found that 20 Indiana hospitals reported high rates of patient safety incidents and complications resulting from such incidents. The program, aimed at reducing avoidable injuries […]

On Christmas Eve, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will be tracking the movements of Santa Claus throughout the State of Indiana during his stops within each of INDOT’s six regional districts.  Santa will begin his travels through the state by starting near Santa Claus, Indiana, at 4:00 p.m. and continue throughout the state visiting […]

On March, 7, 2016, a 64-year-old Elkhart County man was killed while working on one of his two farms near Bristol, Indiana.  While repairing a skid loader used on his farm, the farmer became trapped within the arms of the skid loader and although other workers at the farm observed the incident, they were unable […]

A 24-year-old Indianapolis woman sustained severe injuries, on March 21, 2016, on the city’s north side near the intersection of West 86th Street and Township Line Road after being struck by multiple vehicles.  The Indianapolis woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision by Indianapolis Metro Police officials, after being struck by a […]

After growing concerns over hundreds of dead and infected Ash trees on or near public properties, the City of Muncie is now calling for licensed and bonded tree removal companies to remove a vast majority of these untreatable trees.  The project is called the “Kick Ash Campaign” and will begin on February 12, 2016, in […]

On January 24, 2016, an area preschool teacher died after being struck by an 18-year-old motorist while jogging in rural Porter County.  The collision occurred as the 18-year-old lost control of his vehicle on a rural road in Jackson Township near Chesterton and struck the preschool teacher and her running partner, who sustained only minor […]

In what was likely one of the largest personal injury settlements in LaPorte County history, a couple injured in a motorcycle collision in April 2014, agreed to accept a $12 Million settlement shortly before their case was scheduled to go to trial.  This settlement was reached after the couple sustained serious injuries in a collision […]

On November 14, 2015, a 56-year old woman from Upland, Indiana was declared deceased after being taken to Marion General Hospital.  The woman’s death was the result of her fall of over 10 feet from the high school bleachers at Eastbrook High School, while she attended a basketball game where her grandchildren were playing. The […]

On November 27, 2015, a Pendleton man responsible for a 2013 traffic collision agreed to a plea deal with Henry County prosecutors.  This agreement is the result of criminal charges arising from the 2013 collision of causing death when driving with a controlled substance in system, and causing serious bodily injury when driving with a […]

On New Year’s Day, a 54-year-old Martinsville woman died after she crashed to the ground in a field south of Franklin, Indiana, while skydiving with friends.  The Martinsville woman was flying at about 2,500 feet before jumping with two friends, a 53-year-old man from Seymour, and a 64-year-old man from New Palestine who often video […]