Passenger Ejected/Airlifted From Toll Road Crash Scene

LaPorte County- This morning at approximately 8:30 a.m., Trooper Aron Weller responded to a single vehicle crash on the Indiana Toll Road that resulted in serious injuries to a passenger. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Weller shows that a silver 2006 Chevrolet Equinox was west bound on I-90 at the 59 mile-marker.  The vehicle had reportedly been traveling at a high rate of speed when it left the passing lane, drove off the right side of the roadway and overturned, coming to a rest on its side. A 38 year old female passenger was ejected from the vehicle and sustained serious injuries.  She was flown to South Bend Memorial Hospital for treatment. The driver, Lamar A. Thomas, 42, from Iowa City, IA, refused medical treatment at the scene.  The vehicle was towed by Cloverleaf Towing.  The Toll Road was closed for a brief time for the helicopter to land and take off again with the patient.

Assisting at the scene was the New Carlisle Fire Department, LaPorte County EMS, Trooper Luis Ruiz and Trooper Shon Hoeppner.

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