Lowell, Lake County-A family on their way home from Indiana Beach blew a tire on their pickup causing them to go off the road and roll over numerous times.
Preliminary investigation by Master Trooper Aaron Trammel revealed, at approximately 12:20 p.m., this Sunday, July 05, 2015, afternoon, a 2002 GMC pickup pulling an eight foot enclosed trailer was northbound on I-65 in the right lane at the 243 mile marker (this is three miles north of the Lowell exit) when it blew a tire on the pickup.
This caused the pickup to go off the road and begin to roll. The trailer became unhitched from the pickup and went down the grassy embankment where it overturned and came to rest in the trees. The pickup also rolled as it went down the grassy embankment and came to rest on the passenger side up against the trees.
The driver and five passengers were taken to different hospitals.
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Driver-Gustavo Rodriguez, 34 of Cicero, Illinois, taken to Saint Anthony’s Hospital in Crown Point with non-life threatening injuries.
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Back seat behind driver-Natalia Rodriguez (daughter), 4 was also taken to St. Anthony’s with non-life threatening injuries
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Front seat middle-Juan Hernandez (son), 15 of Cicero, was taken to North Lake Methodist Hospital in Gary with non-life threatening injuries
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Back seat middle-Gustavo Rodriguez (son), 10 of Cicero, was taken to North Lake Methodist Hospital with non-life threatening injuries
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Back seat passenger-Rayna Conejo (wife), 29 of Cicero, was taken to South Lake Methodist in Merrillville with non-life threatening injuries
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Front seat passenger-Rafael Conejo (cousin), 33 of Chicago, Illinois was taken to South Lake Methodist with non-life threatening injuries
Trooper Trammel stated, “Everyone was wearing their seat belts which helped prevent serious injuries”.
Assisting: Corporal Carl Hall
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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