On Saturday, May 3, 2014, a 15-year old boy died after being struck by a vehicle in Plainfield, Indiana. The boy was riding a skateboard around 10:15 pm on Heartland Boulevard near the intersection with Raceway Road. He was wearing dark-colored clothing and was skating on the road, but it does not seem that the event was totally excusable. […]

One person is pronounced dead at the scene due a car crash on State Road 37 and Southport Road. Driver a silver Mercedes ML430 was heading northbound on SR 37 when he rear ended a box truck that had stopped at a red light. Driver, identified as Jeremy Stout, died of blunt force trauma.  The driver of the box truck, owned […]

Two Indianapolis women who were killed in a car crash on April 22, 2014, highlights the dangers of faulty vehicle maintenance. Mika J. Baird, 30, of Indianapolis was driving a 2000 Ford Explorer with Lesley Martinez as a passenger.  The two women were headed east on 96th Street approaching Zionsville Road when the right rear wheel of the Explorer came off, […]

One person is pronounced dead at the scene due a car crash on State Road 37 and Southport Road. Driver a silver Mercedes ML430 was heading northbound on SR 37 when he rear ended a box truck that had stopped at a red light. Driver, identified as Jeremy Stout, died of blunt force trauma.  The driver of the box truck, owned […]

Two Indianapolis women who were killed in a car crash on April 22, 2014, highlights the dangers of faulty vehicle maintenance. Mika J. Baird, 30, of Indianapolis was driving a 2000 Ford Explorer with Lesley Martinez as a passenger.  The two women were headed east on 96th Street approaching Zionsville Road when the right rear wheel of the Explorer came off, […]

Auto accidents can happen when you least expect it, and oftentimes, the person who is at fault for the accident does not behave responsibly or follow proper procedure. “An Indianapolis man was arrested late Thursday in connection with a fatal car crash about 6 p.m. near West 34th Street and Georgetown Road. The man killed […]

The week of April 7th has been declared a “Work Zone Safety Awareness Week,” to encourage safe driving on the roads, particularly in the construction zone areas.  According to INDOT there are fatalities from accidents in the construction zones nearly every year.  Just last weekend a construction worker, who was driving an INDOT truck was […]

Some of you may be wondering how your personal injury settlement will effect your tax return. Personal Injury settlements are typically tax free as stated in IRS Publication 4345: “If you receive a settlement for personal physical injuries or physical sickness and did not take an itemized deduction for medical expenses related to the injury […]

The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that 28% of all traffic accidents are the result of drivers using cell phones and texting. NSC states that approximately 1.4 million crashes each year involve drivers using cell phones and a minimum of 200,000 additional crashes each year nationwide involve drivers were are texting. Indiana legislators have addressed the issue of phone usage in Indiana Code […]

On March 21, 2014, an emergency medical team was dispatched to a car accident on I-65 southbound near the Keystone Avenue exit. Upon arrival, an IMPD cruiser was seen with severe front end damage, which had veered into the highway median at a high rate of speed. The police officer was trapped inside and firefighters had to […]