A yellow Ford focus ( driver by 17 year old Mathew Brackney) was driving south on West Washington School Road approaching the stop sign at SR 56. 

According to the Indiana State Police, Brackney was not able to brake due to his shoe being lodged behind the brake. 

He went through the intersection of State Road 56 and West Washington School Road and T- boned a semi truck ( driven by Jason Ashton) near the driver’s side fuel tank.  Brackney was not injured.

This caused the semi to cross the center line of State Road 56 and into the path of a Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Rob Brennan. Tanya Sowder, was a passenger in the truck and was thrown out.

Both were taken to University of Louisville hospital by helicopter ambulance.

Brennan suffered severe burns to his body and skin grafts are being planned.

Sowder suffered a broken leg and underwent surgery today.

Ashton was taken to St. Vincent Hospital where he was treated and released.

After the semi hit the Chevrolet truck he pushed the truck off the north side of the roadway and then the cab of the semi rolled over onto the Chevrolet truck, trapping the driver of the truck under the semi. 

The semi caught fire and began to burn the cab and also the Chevrolet truck.  Rescue workers removed the semi from the truck and worked nearly an hour to remove Brennan from the wreckage.

Assisting Agencies were:

Livonia Vol Fire Dept.

Salem Fire Dept.

Washiington Co. EMS

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 State Representatives Rhonda Rhoads (R-Corydon) and Steve Davisson (R-Salem) presented a resolution on the House floor on Tuesday honoring the Borden High School boys’ basketball team for winning the 2012-2013 state title.

“The team received tremendous support from the school and community during their exciting journey to the state championship,” said Rep. Rhoads. “I am privileged to honor their hard work, dedication and perseverance.”

 After leading the entire game, the Borden Braves defeated the Triton Trojans 55-50 to win the Class A state championship game. Senior Jalen McCoy scored three 3-pointers and finished with a team high of 15 points.

 Senior Michael Lynch was awarded the Trester Award for Mental Attitude. The recipients of this award, who were nominated by their principals and coaches, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in basketball. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance presents a $1,000 scholarship to each school in the name of the recipient.

 “This is the first state basketball title for Borden High School,” said Rep. Davisson. “These young gentlemen have made their school, community and state proud.”

 The team is coached by Doc Nash and assisted by Ray Weatherford and Kaden Nolot.

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Hoosiers having difficulty contacting family in Boston can call designated number-

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security received information from a Massachusetts emergency management agency with the following information.

Hoosiers who are having trouble contacting family in Boston can call the following number to check on them: 617-635-4500.

Please DO NOT call the number unless there is difficulty contacting family.

Indiana Capitol Police in downtown Indianapolis have stepped up their patrols in the wake of the explosions at the Boston Marathon Monday.   

Capitol Police officers were seen with K-9 officers around Monument Circle Monday night. Indiana State Police Captain Dave Bursten says they, like many law enforcement agencies across the country, are simply checking places that could be potential targets.

Bursten says he expects increased patrols among all agencies in the days and weeks to come. He says all departments have been making plans for the upcoming events next month and they‘ll continue to look at those plans to make sure the city is as safe as it can be.

With the explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon that injured dozens of people Monday, organizers of the Mini Marathon in Indianapolis are keeping a close eye on things.

Megan Bulla, Communications Manager of the 500 Festival which runs the Mini Marathon, says they‘re monitoring the events in Boston. She says they are looking at their public safety plan to make sure they‘re covering all bases.

Bulla says they constantly update their public safety plan and they‘re in contact with the Department of Homeland Security, IMPD and IFD. She says their plan includes any weather-related scenarios as well as man-made disasters.

35-thousand people will be participating in the Mini Marathon this year, but Bulla says there will be close to 90-thousand at the post-race party at Military Park.

A three vehicle accident sent four people to the hospital this afternoon – two by helicopter ambulance to Louisville.

According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police, the wreck happened around 5:00p.m. Monday on Highway 56 at West Washington School Road, located just outside of Salem, Indiana.

According to Washington County Sheriff Claude Combs, a yellow car driven by a West Washington High School student failed to stop at the intersection of State Road 56 and West Washington School Road.

The car struck a semi tractor trailer travelling east bound on SR 56. The car hit the semi in the fuel tank area, causing a rupture and an explosion.

The semi tractor crossed the center line and then struck a Chevy truck, going west bound.

The impact drove the two vehicles off State Road 56 into a field to the north side of the highway, clipping an electric utility pole and causing a power outage in the area.

The semi tractor cab came to rest on top of the truck and caught on fire.

The impact threw the female passenger of the truck out into the field. She was taken by helicopter ambulance to Louisville.

The male driver of the yellow car was able to walk away from the wreckage, but was taken, to St. Vincent Hospital where he was treated released.

Members of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, First Responders, Salem Fire Department, volunteers, Livonia Fire and Rescue and EMTs from Washington County Ambulance Service were all on the scene, as well as Indiana State Troopers.

Once the fire of the semi tractor was extinguished, workers spent about 45 minutes removing the male driver of the Chevy truck.

Moaning and wrapped in bandages and splints, the driver was removed to a stretcher and taken across the field to the helicopter ambulance.

Jackson County REMC workers were on the scene late in the afternoon repairing the damaged utility lines.

WSLM will have more information on this and other stories here on wslmradio.com and on the air with WSLM 97.9 FM and AM 1220.

Today is Tax Day and tax experts say unless you file electronically the deadline to mail that return is whenever your local post office closes.

Times vary depending on where you live.

Liberty Tax Service Manager Greg Carney says – in his experience – about 50-percent of folks who wait until today (April 15th) will end up filing extensions.

Carney says filing an extension will give you until October 15th to complete your return.

Carney says penalties for non-compliance are steep. He says the failure to file penalty is five percent per month which adds us quickly.

You can go to http://www.irs.gov/uac/Extension-of-Time-To-File-Your-Tax-Return and file form 4868, but that has to be submitted today as well.