Tracy Ladra v. State of Indiana, et al.

── Tracy Ladra v. State of Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00235 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 09, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Remanded Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent On a rainy evening in January of 2017, Tracy Ladra was driving home from church, heading eastbound along Interstate 94. As she approached mile marker 20.3, her car struck a flooded area extending from the far-left shoulder of the highway to the middle lane. Her car hydroplaned, struck the concrete median, and spun across traffic before rolling into a ditch. When the first responding officer arrived on the scene, he witnessed flooding “all across the interstate,” with water extending “up above [his] ankle.” Appellant’s App. Vol. 2, p. 57.