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This sounds really bad at first -

News::Disturbing Toll Road Accident Statistics.

Just 24-hours after this latest crash, Indiana
State Police release disturbing statistics about the number of deadly
accidents between cars and semis on the Toll Road.

In the last 2-1/2 years, there have been thirty fatal accidents on the
Indiana Toll Road. State Police statistics show 23 of them involved
semis.

But lets skip past the interviews with troopers that say they are going to crack down on truckers and past the interview with the trucker that says the few bad apples need to be taken off the road (which they do).

Tackett says, “It’s frustrating but we’ll deal with it and we’re going
to get it under control. It’s not like I’m picking on them. It’s right
there in black and white.”

It’s right here in “black and white“. Okay, here it is (from the same article) -

Of the 23 fatal accidents involving semis, state police say 13 of the drivers were cited for causing the accident.

More than 10-million semi trucks travel the 156-mile stretch of the Indiana Toll Road every year.

In the last 2-1/2 years 13 truckers caused less then half of the fatal wrecks. So, that means - in 2-1/2 years, 24,999,987 truckers DIDN’T cause a fatal wreck. Pretty disturbing statistic indeed!!! If the media can’t report bad news, they make the good news sound bad. Even one fatality is too many, but is 13 caused by truckers in 2 1/2 years reason to sound the alarm???