The VPD is
reminding all motorists that the speed limit on Ind. 49 within city limits
is 55 miles per hour.
Update on Crash at
Ind. 49/C.R. 500N
The VPD’s blitz
announcement comes two days after a Knox man, John Binkowski, 22, southbound
on Ind. 49 and stopped for a red light at the intersection of C.R. 500N, was
rear-ended by a semi-tractor trailer.
Binkowski’s vehicle
was slammed into the intersection, the VPD said, and he had to be
extricated. Late on Monday he was reported to be in critical condition at
the Chicago hospital to which he was airlifted.
The driver of the
semi, a 58-year-old Nashville, Tenn., man, advised police that he was unable
to stop in time for the red light.
Sgt. Mike Grennes
told the Chesterton Tribune today that the trucker tested negative
for alcohol on a breath test but that the results of a blood test are
pending. When the VPD’s investigation is complete, all findings will be
forwarded to the Porter County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review,
Grennes said.