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Officials are urging motorists to use caution on ice- andsnow-covered roadways, following a traffic fatality that occurred north of Rushville on State Road 3 early Friday morning. Killed in the crash was Reena S. Bharghava, 32, of New Castle after losing control of her car in a curve and being struck by a semi tractor/trailer. Above, emergency workers clear some of the wreckage from the crash scene. Below, a second accident that occurred earlier Friday on State Road 44 left Evelyn J. Jackson was injured when a truck driven by her husband, Wray L. Jackson, struck an out-of-control vehicle driven by Dana L. Wright of Rushville. Wright remains in critical condition this morning. (B.L. Cain photos)Venter stormBy B.L. CAINStaff Writer_A severe winter storm that dumped snow mixed with freezing rain on the region kept law enforcement and emergency busy Friday and is being listed as the cause of the first traffic fatality of 1995 in Rush County.The fatal accident was just one of more than a half-dozen accidents involving injury that hadoccurred by mid-day Friday.According to the Rush County Sheriffs Department. Reena S. Bharghava. 32. of New Castle, was killed when she apparently lost control of her 1992 Mazda and was struck by a semi-tractor/trailer on State Road 3 near the Gings Road.According to Detective Sergeant Bill Todd, Bharghava was traveling south on SR 3 near CR 450 North at approximately 8:50 a.m. Friday when, for reasons unknown, she lost control of the vehicle near the curve. After losing control, Bharghava crossed the center line in a slide and her car was struck in the side head-on by a semi truck driven by Buddy J. Marshall. 42, of Marion. Ohio.Marshall was not injured in the crash.After the collision, the Bharghava vehicle slid off the roadway on the east side where it came to rest. The woman was trapped in the vehicle and was eventually freed by members of the Mays EMS, Raleigh Community Volunteer Fire Department and Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department.After freeing Bharghava from the wreckage, Raleigh personnel transported her to Rush Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 10:34 a.m Friday.Todd said both Bharghavas and Marshall were wearing restraints at the time of the accident. Restraints securing Marshall were effective while those holding Bharghava were not. They usually don't do a lot of good in a side-impact situation,Todd said.Officials are uncertain if two unrelated nearby accidents were contributing factors in the fatal crash or not. No one was injured in those accidents.Procedure dictates that officials perform alcohol tests on those persons involved with traffic fatalities. Test results on Marshall were negative, Todd said.Just before emergency crews were dispatched to the scene of the county's first fatality, the first serious accident of the day occurred near Homer on State Road 44. leaving one Rushville woman critically injured.Police said Dana L. Wright, 20.of Rushville, was returning homefrom work in another county at approximately 8:30 a.m. Friday, when she lost control of her 1990 Chevrolet and slid into the path of a pick-up truck driven by Wray L. Jackson, also of Rush County.Jackson, who was driving a 1992 Chevrolet full-size pick-up truck, struck the Wright vehicle head-on in the right passenger side. Wright was trapped in the wreckage for several minutes and had to be freed by emergency workers. The force of the impact caused Wright severe head trauma. She was transported to Rush Memorial Hospital via Todd Ambulance and was later transferred to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where she remains in the critical care unit.Jackson and a passenger, Evelyn J. Jackson, were also injured in the crash, though officials did not believe the injuries were severe. Both Jacksons were transported to Rush Memorial Hospital via Manilla Medic units.The accident is being investigated by the Indiana State Police, District 41.Reports from other accidents that had occurred inside the city and on several county roads were not available as of press time Friday.Officials urged motorists to use caution when driving or walking on ice-covered roads, streets or sidewalks.
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Rushville Telegram
Rushville, Indiana, US
Fri, Jan 13, 1995
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