What was reported about the Trafalgar crash
A three-vehicle crash at State Road 135 and Spearsville Road in Trafalgar on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, sent six people to area hospitals, according to QMix 107.3[1]. One person was extricated.
Johnson County dispatch sent the Trafalgar Fire Department and rescue units from Bargersville and Morgantown shortly before 8 a.m. after a report of possible entrapment. The report did not identify the vehicles, the people involved, their injuries, or the cause of the crash. It also did not say whether citations were issued.
The cause has not been determined. This account is based on a single published report, and the investigation is ongoing.
What you can do after a multi-vehicle crash
When several vehicles are involved, the facts can be hotly contested. You should get medical care and follow the instructions you receive, obtain the crash report number, and identify the investigating agency. Delventhal Law Office also provides a plain-language guide to what to do after an Indiana traffic accident.
If you can do so safely, preserve photographs of the vehicles, intersection, signs, and signals. Collect the names and insurance information of every driver involved. Witness accounts, photographs, and electronic records may help explain events when the drivers or insurers disagree. You can review more examples of evidence used in an Indiana car accident claim.
Notify your own insurer, but be careful about recorded statements requested by another driver’s insurance company before you understand your rights. Insurers may aggressively defend their policyholders or try to shift fault among the drivers.
Why the location and number of vehicles matter
A crash in Trafalgar would generally be handled in Johnson County courts. The responding police agency prepares a crash report, but a police report is not a final determination of civil liability.
State Road 135 is a state highway. If evidence eventually raises a question about intersection design, signs, or signals, government notice rules may apply. Indiana law generally requires notice within 270 days for a claim against the state under IC 34-13-3-6[2] and within 180 days for a claim against a local political subdivision under IC 34-13-3-8[3]. Nothing reported so far points to a road issue.
With three vehicles involved, fault may be divided among more than one person. Under IC 34-51-2-6[4], an injured person whose fault is greater than 50 percent recovers nothing; otherwise, the recovery is reduced by that person’s percentage of fault. The firm’s guide to Indiana’s 51 percent fault rule explains this framework in plain language.
Indiana’s minimum liability limits are 25/50/25 under IC 9-25-4-5[5]. Those limits can be strained when several people are hurt. Depending on the policies and facts, uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage under IC 27-7-5-2[6] may also matter. Most Indiana personal injury claims must be filed within two years under IC 34-11-2-4[7].
How Delventhal Law Office can help
Delventhal Law Office, LLC is a Fort Wayne personal injury firm founded by attorney Chad E. Delventhal in 2009. The firm helps injured people understand disputed fault, available insurance, evidence, and filing deadlines after road crashes. A free case evaluation can help you identify the questions that need answers, although no lawyer can promise a particular result.
This post is based on public reporting, the investigation may be ongoing, and nothing here is legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship.
