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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man avoids prison in drunken head-on crash on highway ramp
A Gary man avoided prison in a plea deal for a drunken head-on crash on a highway ramp. John Blackwell III, 30, formerly of Hobart, pleaded guilty in March to causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle, a Level 5 felony. Judge Natalie Bokota sentenced him Wednesday to two years in the Lake County Community Corrections program, one year on probation and ordered him to pay $40,000 in restitution. Blackwell was driving on the ramp for some time in the wrong direction, Deputy Prosecutor Lindsay Lanham said Wednesday. At the time, he was on bond for an operating while intoxicated case in Hobart city court. The woman was left injured, losing her job and apartment after the crash, lawyers said. Defense lawyer Russell Brown said his client had made 'tremendous progress' over time and had no ankle monitor violations. Blackwell apologized in court and said he understood 'the gravity' of what happened, but couldn't be summed up by 'one bad decision.' Bokota told Blackwell, a waiter, that probation could help him get a better-paying job. Indiana State Police responded at 3:39 a.m. Feb. 13, 2023 for a head-on crash at I-65 north on the I-80/94 east exit ramp. Blackwell was driving the wrong way on the exit ramp, according to the affidavit. His Dodge Dart hit a black Impala that got rear-ended by a red Nissan Sentra. The woman in an Impala said she was on the ramp to I-80/94 when she saw a pair of headlights coming 'straight' at her. She swerved right and the other car followed her and slammed head-on into her. The woman was taken to the hospital, then a Chicago hospital with a fractured leg and two fractured ankles. She also had a bruised chest, lungs and a chest hematoma, or bleeding. The man in the Sentra was not hurt. mcolias@
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man avoids prison in drunken head-on crash on highway ramp
A Gary man avoided prison in a plea deal for a drunken head-on crash on a highway ramp. John Blackwell III, 30, formerly of Hobart, pleaded guilty in March to causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle, a Level 5 felony. Judge Natalie Bokota sentenced him Wednesday to two years in the Lake County Community Corrections program, one year on probation and ordered him to pay $40,000 in restitution. Blackwell was driving on the ramp for some time in the wrong direction, Deputy Prosecutor Lindsay Lanham said Wednesday. At the time, he was on bond for an operating while intoxicated case in Hobart city court. The woman was left injured, losing her job and apartment after the crash, lawyers said. Defense lawyer Russell Brown said his client had made 'tremendous progress' over time and had no ankle monitor violations. Blackwell apologized in court and said he understood 'the gravity' of what happened, but couldn't be summed up by 'one bad decision.' Bokota told Blackwell, a waiter, that probation could help him get a better-paying job. Indiana State Police responded at 3:39 a.m. Feb. 13, 2023 for a head-on crash at I-65 north on the I-80/94 east exit ramp. Blackwell was driving the wrong way on the exit ramp, according to the affidavit. His Dodge Dart hit a black Impala that got rear-ended by a red Nissan Sentra. The woman in an Impala said she was on the ramp to I-80/94 when she saw a pair of headlights coming 'straight' at her. She swerved right and the other car followed her and slammed head-on into her. The woman was taken to the hospital, then a Chicago hospital with a fractured leg and two fractured ankles. She also had a bruised chest, lungs and a chest hematoma, or bleeding. The man in the Sentra was not hurt. mcolias@
Chicago Tribune
22-05-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Man avoids prison in drunken head-on crash on highway ramp
A Gary man avoided prison in a plea deal for a drunken head-on crash on a highway ramp. John Blackwell III, 30, formerly of Hobart, pleaded guilty in March to causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle, a Level 5 felony. Judge Natalie Bokota sentenced him Wednesday to two years in the Lake County Community Corrections program, one year on probation and ordered him to pay $40,000 in restitution. Blackwell was driving on the ramp for some time in the wrong direction, Deputy Prosecutor Lindsay Lanham said Wednesday. At the time, he was on bond for an operating while intoxicated case in Hobart city court. The woman was left injured, losing her job and apartment after the crash, lawyers said. Defense lawyer Russell Brown said his client had made 'tremendous progress' over time and had no ankle monitor violations. Blackwell apologized in court and said he understood 'the gravity' of what happened, but couldn't be summed up by 'one bad decision.' Bokota told Blackwell, a waiter, that probation could help him get a better-paying job. Indiana State Police responded at 3:39 a.m. Feb. 13, 2023 for a head-on crash at I-65 north on the I-80/94 east exit ramp. Blackwell was driving the wrong way on the exit ramp, according to the affidavit. His Dodge Dart hit a black Impala that got rear-ended by a red Nissan Sentra. The woman in an Impala said she was on the ramp to I-80/94 when she saw a pair of headlights coming 'straight' at her. She swerved right and the other car followed her and slammed head-on into her. The woman was taken to the hospital, then a Chicago hospital with a fractured leg and two fractured ankles. She also had a bruised chest, lungs and a chest hematoma, or bleeding. The man in the Sentra was not hurt.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Car chase ends in crash, foot chase in Hickory Hill
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men were detained, and one is wanted in a high-speed chase after crashing into a utility pole and starting a foot chase in Hickory Hill on Tuesday. At 2:02 a.m., officers responded to a Drugs/Narcotics Violation/Misdemeanor in the 6500 Greenwood Drive. They responded to a call regarding three men in a grey Ford vehicle driving around the area. One suspect wore a grey hoodie, one was dressed in all black, and another wore a red hoodie. Police say an anonymous caller said his boyfriend was leaving the house and observed three people sitting on a green box inside The Brooklyn, an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Autumnwood Avenue. Cleanup continues in DeSoto County as more severe storms expected Tuesday Reports say all three suspects were looking at a Nissan Altima and a Sentra. Officers arrived on the scene, and they saw the men fitting the description quickly leaving the complex. The suspects fled the scene in a Ford Escape with the lights off, initiating a high-speed police chase. They ran a red light at Ridgeway Road and Mount Moriah Road, then another at Hickory Hill Road and Mount Moriah, where they crashed into a Ford Escort. Police say the crash caused the Ford Escape to roll over, colliding with a utility pole. According to MPD, the suspect, wearing all black, fled the scene on foot to the Highland Hills Apartments at 2831 Fosterwood Drive. Former tire shop employee accused of shooting at business; owner returns fire Officers located the first suspect at the Hickory Pointe Apartments at 2755 Hickory Point Cove. Police say the suspect in the red hoodie attempted to run away before an officer detained him. They located a car programmer and a key fob in two of the suspects' pockets. Reports say he told police he was in the vehicle during the incident. The suspects were taken to Regional One. Police found a backpack in the street containing a clear bag of what appeared to be marijuana in a pill bottle. Former tire shop employee accused of shooting at business; owner returns fire They also found one loaded gun with a 30-round magazine in the street, one gun with an unknown number of rounds on the sidewalk, an Apple iPad and an iPhone in the backpack, and an iProtec weapon light on the sidewalk. Reports say only two were detained; the third is still on the run. A nurse treating one of the suspects told police he had a phone on his back. The driver was detained and identified with a cell phone and a driver's license found inside the car. Memphis Police have not released the identities of those detained. It is unclear if any charges have been filed. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man, 48, dies after car goes into oncoming lanes and hits parked trailer near Angola
A 48-year-old Millsboro man was killed early May 16 when he crashed into a parked flatbed trailer near Angola, Delaware State Police said. The identity of the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, is being withheld by police until his family is notified. More: Newark man who died 2 days after crash near Glasgow is identified by police The man was in a Nissan Sentra a little before 6 a.m., heading southbound on Hollymount Road north of John J. Williams Highway (Route 24), investigators said. At the same time, two commercial flatbed trailers were parked in the northbound section of the highway lanes: partially in the northbound shoulder and partially in the grass. There were orange reflective traffic cones positioned alongside the trailers. For reasons under investigation, police said the Sentra left Hollymount Road's south lane and entered the north shoulder, where it hit one of the trailers. The impact pushed the first trailer into the second trailer. Hollymount Road was closed for more than three hours while police investigated and then cleared the scene. Send tips or story ideas to Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299 or eparra@ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delaware man killed after drifting into parked trailer near Angola
