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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Ind. Law - Golf cart falls can be serious
The ILB has had numerous entries about cities and towns trying to decide whether golf carts may be driven on local streets, under what conditions, what safety requirements should be imposed, etc. The Leader, from Starke County had a story dated Friday, June 13th, reported by its editor, John Reed, headed "Woman airlifted after falling off golf cart." Some quotes:
BASS LAKE — A Boa Shores woman was airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital after she fell off a golf cart on County Road 210 on Sunday, June 8. * * *Her companion and the golf cart driver, James Prusak, 48, of Tinley Park, Ill., was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, causing serious bodily injury.
Prusak told police the couple was “driving home, weaving slowly and singing” before the accident occurred. He said they had cruising around the lake and drinking. Police found beer bottles in cup holders on the golf cart, and an empty beer bottle and partially empty vodka bottle in a cooler.
According to police reports, Sheriff’s Deputy James Sponaugle was on routine patrol on 210 when he saw a person, later identified as Smith, lying on the road. A man, Prusak, was standing over Smith with blood all over his hands. The golf cart was in a ditch. * * *
Prusak told police they had left the Sandbar after sitting in its parking lot for about an hour. They were headed home, he said, moving about 5 mph, when he noticed Smith was no longer in the passenger seat. He looked back and saw her lying in the road and backed up, sending the cart into a ditch.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 19, 2008 03:38 PM
Posted to Indiana Law