Weather causes vehicle crashes, slick roadways

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COM-PI accident1The Noblesville Police Dept. responded to 12 motor vehicle crashes during the overnight snowfall on March 5 and 6. NPD Spokesman Lt. Bruce Barnes said following too closely and excessive speed were cited as the most common contributing factors to the majority of the crashes.

At 9:31 a.m. March 6, Noblesville police officers and firefighters responded to a complaint of a two-car motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Ind. 37 and Field Drive. Based on preliminary information, Barnes said it appears that a 2005 Toyota Camry, driven by Noah O’Connor, 17, of Noblesville was traveling southbound on Ind. 37 and was attempting to make a westbound turn onto Field Drive at the time of the crash. The other vehicle, a 2004 Saturn Vue, driven by Paul Siktberg, 38, of Noblesville was reportedly stopped at the intersection facing eastbound on Field Drive before the crash.

“Evidence at the scene suggests that the Toyota slid through the intersection colliding into the driver’s side of the Saturn,” Barnes said. “As a result of the impact, both vehicles left the roadway and came to rest in a ditch on the southwest corner of the intersection. Both drivers were trapped in their respective vehicles and had to be extricated by members of the fire department.”

Both drivers were alert and conscious and transported to Riverview Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The southbound lanes of Ind. 37 were closed from 191st  Street to Ind. 32 during the investigation of the crash. Traffic was reopened in all directions around 10:50 a.m.

The crash still was under investigation at print time.

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