Indiana State Police

INDIANAPOLIS -- For troopers working out of the Indianapolis Post, heavy holiday travel coupled with slick roads resulted in numerous crashes and calls for service the entire weekend.  Troopers stayed busy Friday through Tuesday answering more than 300 traffic related calls for service. 

Troopers responded to 150 non-injury crashes and 25 personal injury crashes in the seven county district.  They also assisted 106 motorists disabled along the highways and helped 24 drivers that slid-off the road.  Many of these crashes and slide-offs could have been prevented had motorists just slowed down and reduced their following distances, commented Sgt.Trent Smith, Indiana State Police Public Information Officer.  

Trooper Nicholas Cox wasn’t immune to the chaos as his police car was also struck.  He was rear-ended while working a crash along I-465 near the US-52 exit on the east side of Indianapolis.  The subject who struck Cox had a suspended driver’s license and was arrested.  Two other Indianapolis troopers were also hit by motorists over the weekend.  None of the trooper’s or other parties involved were injured. 

​Indiana Department of Transportation

INDIANAPOLIS- The Indiana Department of Transportation is again accepting applications for Governor’s Summer Internships paying $11.30 per hour. The internships focus on many areas of study, including engineering, business, communications, finance, project management, and construction.

INDOT is accepting resumes through Friday, Jan. 12 for more than 60 Governor’s Public Service Summer Internship positions at its offices in Crawfordsville, Fort Wayne, Greenfield, Indianapolis, LaPorte, Seymour, Vincennes and West Lafayette. Construction internship locations can vary throughout the state.

Governor’s Summer Interns will spend at least 50 percent of their time on a predetermined project that enhances college-level skills and abilities. Candidates must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate with an accredited post-secondary institution and have completed at least one year of undergraduate education. Students who are graduating in May 2018 are eligible to apply.

There are also co-curricular components of the program to ensure it is competitive and inclusive of experiential learning. Interns participate in team activities on a weekly basis designed to enable: preparedness for the workforce upon graduation, exposure to many facets of state government, and professional development.

Selected interns may pick a start and end date between May and August that best fits their academic schedule. For more information about applying to the Governor’s Public Service Summer Internship program and to view available internships, visit http://in.gov/spd/3165.htm.

The timeframe for applications ranges from December to January. To be considered, interested students must submit an online application for the specific internship(s) of choice via the Indiana job bank.

Students or parents with questions may contact Adam Beasley at 317-234-8096 or careers@indot.in.gov.