Porter County police warn of icy conditions along Ind. 49, vehicles in ditches
Shortly before 8 a.m., four vehicles slid into ditches and wreckers were on the way, according to police.
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Shortly before 8 a.m., four vehicles slid into ditches and wreckers were on the way, according to police.
Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson said, "Finally we have in place all the tools we need to enforce traffic laws more efficiently and responsively."
The eastbound lanes of LaPorte Avenue at Ind. 49 were expected to be closed for an extensive amount of time, police said.
"If the speed for trucks is 50, they’re doing 58, and that’s way too fast to stop in time when they’re coming over the overpass or around those curves," police
The truck was lying over three lanes of the busy stretch of highway before being hauled off to the north side to free up traffic, the town said