On Monday, June 2, at 12:50 pm, a Marshall County Deputy was working highway detail in a fully marked police vehicle and observed a silver Jeep Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) traveling at least 50 miles per hour in a posted 45 miles per hour construction zone with workers present.
The Deputy caught up with the vehicle and ran the plate. It showed the registered owner having a suspended license. A traffic stop was made on that vehicle in the area of US 31 and 9A road. The driver was identified as 66-year-old Edward Strack of Rochester. It was found that Strack was operating a vehicle on a license that had a status of suspended with a prior. He was transported to the Marshall County Jail.
On June 2 at 8:59 a.m., a vehicle driven by Danielle Wright, 30, of Merrillville was stopped for a traffic infraction at US 31 and 9A Road. She was found to have a license status of suspended-prior. Wright was lodged at the Marshall County Jail.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
