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Indiana State Police trooper seriously hurt in crash on I-80/94

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An Indiana State Police Trooper was seriously injured in a crash on I-80/94.

The collision happened around 12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, when troopers were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on I-80/94 westbound at the 7.3 mile-marker.

Upon his arrival, troopers found a black Mercedes Benz that had struck the center median wall. The vehicle had come to rest partially in the left and left-center lane.

As the Troopers were investigating the crash,  a vehicle traveling west in the left-center lane at a high rate of speed struck one of the cars at a high rate of speed. The impact caused the police car to strike the Mercedes as well as the median wall. One trooper was able to jump over the median barrier and avoid being struck by the police car. Another trooper was in the driver’s seat of his car at the time of the crash and sustained serious injuries.

The trooper was transported to Northlake Hospital in Gary for treatment.

The driver of the Chevrolet, identified as Cameron D. Geweniger, 30, from Wheaton, Illinois, refused medical treatment.

Geweniger refused field sobriety tests at the scene and also refused a certified chemical test for intoxication. HE was transported to Northlake Hospital where a search warrant for a blood draw was requested through the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office and granted by a magistrate. The results of that blood test are pending.

Geweniger was transported to the Lake County Jail and booked on the following preliminary charges:

Operating While Intoxicated Causing Serious Bodily Injury- Level 5 Felony
Operating While Intoxicated Endangering- Class A Misdemeanor
Operating While Intoxicated – Class C Misdemeanor
Resisting Law Enforcement- Class A Misdemeanor
Reckless Driving- Class B Misdemeanor

The roadway was closed for approximately 5 hours for crash investigation/reconstruction.

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