Indianapolis, In. — Holiday travelers and winter weather kept Indiana State Police officers very busy, and the holiday continues through the weekend with additional chances for snow.
In the Indianapolis District troopers handled more than 300 traffic calls between Friday through Tuesday. There were 150 non-injury crashes and 25 personal injury crashes in the seven county district. They also assisted 106 motorists disabled along the highways and helped 24 drivers that slid-off the road. Many of these crashes and slide-offs could have been prevented had motorists just slowed down and reduced their following distances, commented Sergeant Trent Smith, Indiana State Police Public Information Officer.
Trooper Nicholas Cox wasn’t immune to the chaos as his police car was also struck. He was rear-ended while working a crash along I-465 near the US-52 exit on the east side of Indianapolis. The subject who struck Cox had a suspended driver’s license and was arrested. Two other Indianapolis troopers were also hit by motorists over the weekend. None of the troopers or other parties involved were injured.
