Earlier Saturday morning, the driver of a 2006 Chevrolet Colrorado, Mason William Hartke, 19 of Jasper turned himself in to Greene County Authorities after a warrant was filed for his arrest.

He was involved in a crash last week that killed three Newburgh residents. 

The Greene County Prosecutor charged Hartke with three (3) counts of Operating While Intoxicated with a BAC greater than .08 Causing Death and three (3) counts of Reckless Homicide. 

All six of the charges are Level 5 Felonies.

Hartke’s bond has been set at $60,000.

On Nov. 13, the Indiana State Police at the Bloomington Post were dispatched to a car-deer crash that had occurred on Interstate 69 near the 103-mile marker.

Upon Trooper Cory Knight’s arrival, he observed a large amount of debris in the roadway as well as a passenger car and an inverted pickup truck near the earthen embankment on the west side of the interstate.
 
The crash investigation has revealed that a 2015 Honda Civic, driven by David Rinehart, 46 of Newburgh was traveling southbound on I-69 and had struck a deer causing the Honda to pull onto the outside shoulder and come to a stop.

Afterward, a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck driven by Mason Hartke, 19 of Jasper, was traveling southbound on I-69 approaching Rinehart’s location when, for unknown reasons, the truck left the southbound lanes of traffic and entered the outside shoulder, striking the parked Honda.
 
The crash resulted in the deaths of David Rinehart, 46, Ruth Rinehart, 74 and Sophie Rinehart, 17, all of Newburgh.

Another passenger in the Honda, Josie Rinehart, 18, also of Newburgh, suffered cuts and abrasions and was transported to IU Health Bloomington.
 
Mason Hartke was transported to IU Health for a fractured arm.
 
The Rinehart family has been notified and the crash investigation is ongoing.
 
ASSISTING AGENCIES – Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Bloomington Police Department, Greene County Ambulance Service transported victims to IU Health Bloomington, Van Buren Fire Department, Greene County Coroner’s Office and Center Township Fire Department.

A crash on US 50 in Martin County was the result of a deer crossing the roadway.

A driver was arrested on alleged intoxication charges after she was involved in a Wednesday afternoon crash in southwest Dubois County.

Troopers from the Indiana State Police Jasper Post will be conducting a sobriety check point at an undisclosed location in Dubois County on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. 

Those drivers passing through the check point area should have their licenses and registrations ready to present to troopers, and will only be detained briefly while troopers determine whether further investigation is necessary. 
 
The purpose of the sobriety check point is to remove those motorists from the highways who are alcohol and/or drug impaired and poses a danger to all who use the roadways.  Impaired drivers are responsible for billions of dollars in property damage, personal injury, and death annually.   
 
Reminders so motorists do not find themselves “Over the Limit and Under Arrest”:
 

• Plan ahead and always designate a sober driver before consuming alcohol.
• Don’t drive your vehicle if you’ve been drinking alcohol.  Call a taxi or sober friend. 
• Take care of your friends.  Never let a friend drive while impaired. 
• If you are hosting a party, always offer non-alcoholic beverages.  Make sure all of your guests leave with a sober driver.
• Never provide alcohol to anyone under the legal drinking age of 21.

 
Motorists encountering another vehicle being operated erratically are encouraged to dial 911 or call the Jasper Indiana State Police Post at (812) 482-1441 or (800) 742-7475.  Be prepared to give a description of the vehicle, location, and direction of travel.