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Last updated on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
(JASPER CO.) - An eleven-year old passenger was airlifted after being ejected when their vehicle rolled over on I-65.
Preliminary investigation by Indiana State Police Trooper Curtis Jones says at approximately 7:50 p.m., Sunday, a 2003 GMC Yukon, was south bound in the right lane on I-65 when the Yukon had a tire failure causing the driver, Teshawana Crisler, 40 of Indianapolis, to overcorrect. The Yukon went off the roadway into the center cable barrier and rolled over.
Crisler was airlifted from the scene to Christ Advocate Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois with non-life threatening injuries. Her passenger, Tinesha Spearman, 11 of Indianapolis was ejected from the Yukon (due to not having a seat belt on) and was airlifted from the scene and taken to Saint Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis with non-life threatening injuries.
A three and four year old were taken to Franciscan Health in Rensselaer to be checked out.
Trooper Jones stated, "Wearing your seat belt is important no matter what position you are sitting in a car; in Indiana this is a law. Injuries to Tinesha could have been lessened had she buckled up."
Assisting: Trooper Brant Goubeaux, Jasper County Sheriff's Department, Remington Police, Prompt Ambulance, Wolcott Ambulance, Remington Fire, Lutheran Air, Stat Flight and Farney's Towing
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