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Driver in Crash on Tight Rope

(La Porte, IN) - Two vehicles crashed into each other in La Porte this afternoon.  Nobody appeared serioiusly hurt despite one of the vehicles coming to rest with the front end practically facing the sky. 

 

The accident happened about 1:30 p.m. at State Road 39 and 18th Street.  An SUV was practically straight up against a NIPSCO pole.

 

Blake Boardman. who lives next door at Maple Tree Apartments, said he rushed to the elderly driver in the SUV resting on the guide wire of the pole after hearing the crash.  He checked her pulse and engageed in conversation with her until help arrived.  “She was doing alright and we just waited for the emergency personnel to get here,” Boardman said.

 

Boardman said the other driver involved in the crash also did not appear seriously hurt.  The crash was still under investigation.  HometownNewsNow.com will  provide further details once they become available. 

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