A Valparaiso woman has been charged in connection with a Memorial Day crash that left a North Judson man dead. Witnesses told police that a westbound SUV driven by Brandi Nicole Pilarczyk, 34, failed to stop at the intersection of Starke County Road 50 South and State Road 39 the night of May 31 and hit a car driven by Dennis Clemons, 68, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Continue readingTwo people were hurt in a crash Sunday afternoon at the intersection of State Road 39 and Toto Road. Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin says just before 2:00 p.m., a GMC heading westbound on Toto Road stopped at the intersection but failed to yield to a northbound semi truck.
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An Illinois man was arrested Friday, after he allegedly led LaPorte County Police on a motor vehicle pursuit through several fields and into LaPorte. Sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a passenger vehicle for following another vehicle too closely near Range Road and U.S. 20 at around 10:00 a.m.
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Two people were arrested for alleged firearms offenses, following a traffic stop in LaPorte County Monday evening. Sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a passenger vehicle for a license plate violation near the intersection of State Road 39 and U.S. 20.
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A Knox resident is dead after a crash on State Road 39 in LaPorte County. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday near County Road 1800 South.
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A North Judson man is dead and two others were hurt, following a crash on State Road 39 just before 6:00 Monday morning. Starke County Police believe Raymond Edward Senesac, 51, was driving a GMC Canyon west on County Road 800 South, when he failed to come to a stop at the intersection with State Road 39. The pickup truck was apparently hit by a southbound Chevrolet Silverado driven by Javier Miranda Arredondo, 46, of Monticello.
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A LaPorte resident was arrested, after a police pursuit through LaPorte County and into Michigan Thursday. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says Michigan City Police pulled over a vehicle driven by Lavidika S. Johnson, 34, around 2:15 Thursday morning.
Continue readingThe LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office has released more details about Tuesday’s three-semi crash on U.S. 30.
Continue readingA crash involving three semi-tractors impacted traffic on U.S. 30 Tuesday evening. It happened in the westbound lanes at the intersection with State Road 39. LaPorte County Police say one of the drivers involved was airlifted from the scene.
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Drivers on State Road 39 can expect some lane closures through Pulaski County starting Monday. Resurfacing work will be taking place between state roads 14 and 16 between now and mid-November.
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A stretch of State Road 39 will officially be dedicated in memory of a fallen Pulaski County sheriff’s deputy tomorrow. Shadron K. Bassett was killed in a single-vehicle crash on State Road 39 near Pulaski County Road 300 North while responding to a call on October 7, 2005.
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A North Judson woman is dead, following a crash on State Road 39. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office says that just after 6:30 Saturday morning, it got a report of a Honda Civic submerged upside-down in a drainage ditch in the 1500 south block of the highway. When emergency responders arrived, they reportedly found Shari Lynn Zimmerman, 53, dead inside the car.
Continue readingThree people were hurt in a series of crashes on U.S. 20 in LaPorte County Tuesday afternoon. It started just after 3:20, when LaPorte County Police say a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was heading north on State Road 39, and its brakes apparently failed as it was approaching the U.S. 20 stoplight.
Continue readingTwo people were arrested on suspicion of dealing meth, after a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in LaPorte County. Sheriff’s deputies say they saw a red Dodge Charger heading west on the Toll Road commit a pair of traffic infractions.
Continue readingA single-vehicle rollover crash has claimed the life of a LaPorte resident. LaPorte County Police say it happened around 8:15 Saturday night on State Road 39 near the ramps to the Indiana Toll Road. Deputies believe a 2005 Ford SUV was heading north on State Road 39, when it left the east side of the roadway, rolled several times, became upright, and traveled back onto 39, before eventually coming to a stop.
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Crews from the Indiana Department of Transportation announce that chip sealing operations will begin today on State Road 39 from U.S. 30 to State Road 8.
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Bridge work on State Road 10 will mean reduced speed limits and lane restrictions east of North Judson starting Monday.
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Uncertainty about the future of U.S. 30 is making it hard for Hamlet to attract businesses, according to Town Council President Dave Kesvormas. During last week’s meeting, he said that local officials have been told that INDOT wants to upgrade U.S. 30 to freeway standards, but now, they’re hearing proposals for a J-turn intersection at State Road 39.
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The Pulaski County Commissioners have decided to stick with Town & Country Paving for several miles of road projects. They accepted the company’s bid for just under $1.18 million Monday, at the recommendation of Highway Superintendent Terry Ruff. “We had Town & Country last year,” Ruff said. “They done 200 South and that stretch out here by Lawton. They’re all right, so if they’ve got the low bid, why wouldn’t you go with them? It was close between them and Central Paving, but that’s why you bid it off, I guess.”
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The Pulaski County Commissioners will continue making arrangements for summer paving work tonight. Highway Superintendent Terry Ruff is expected to discuss the county’s Community Crossings projects.
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