Woman injured when jeep crashes into medical building in Valparaiso, Indiana
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Fri, 11/10/2017 - 3:40pmAccident Date:
Friday, March 6, 2015Woman injured when Jeep crashed into building
Police in northwestern Indiana said a woman was airlifted to a Chicago hospital after a Jeep crashed into a medical building, trapping her beneath the vehicle for about an hour.
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A Portage man was taken into custody Friday after he drove into a business and trapped a woman under his car for almost 40 minutes.
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A jeep crashed into the offices of Orthopedic & Balance Therapy Specialists, trapping a woman beneath the vehicle for around an hour. Emergency crews had to extricate her before she could be flown to a hospital in Chicago for treatment. Her condition is not currently known, and her identity hasn't been released. The driver of the jeep, identified as Bernard Nygra, 68, had a blood alcohol content of over .15 percent and was arrested.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved:
Bernard Nygra
City:
Valparaiso, INCounty:
Porter County, INArea:
Chicago, IL
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