Argos Officials Discuss Extreme Safety Hazard at the Intersection of SR 10 and US 31

Officials in the Town of Argos are working to address a dangerous intersection where accidents happen frequently. Clerk-Treasurer Lisa Mullaney reports that just over the last two weeks, nine accidents that resulted in a total of twelve injuries occurred at the intersection of SR 10 and US 31.

“There are just a lot of accidents and a lot of people being hurt.” She explained, “In the past two weeks we’ve had at least three helicopters flown to that scene.”

Mullaney said the matter was addressed during Wednesday’s Town Council meeting, as council members plan to reach out to multiple resources to get something done about this safety hazard. Continue reading

ISP Releases Updated Information on Fatal Accident on US 31

The preliminary investigation of the fatal two-vehicle crash on US 31 has been conducted.

On Sunday, May 13th around 2:45 p.m., Indiana State Police troopers from the Bremen Post responded to a crash between two vehicles. The accident occurred in the southbound lanes of US 31, near the 233-mile marker, just south of the US 6 interchange.

The preliminary investigation by Master Trooper Kevin Kubsch revealed that a black 2011 Nissan van driven by 46-year-old Alejandro Rodriguez Campos, of Indianapolis, was driving southbound when he was reportedly struck in a same-direction sideswipe by a black 2000 Jeep. Continue reading