Two new lawsuits filed regarding New Prairie baseball team bus crash

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LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. -- Court documents from La Porte County reveal two new lawsuits have been filed regarding the multi-vehicle crash involving buses transporting a New Prairie baseball team on May 8.

The first lawsuit was filed on behalf of Jackson Vanlue, who is a minor.

It's against Shawn Akison, Enterprise, Rent-a-Car, St. Joseph County, and Amazon.

The second lawsuit was filed by Richard Shail, a volunteer JV baseball coach. That lawsuit is also against Shawn Akison, Enterprise, Amazon, Rent-a-Car, and St. Joseph County.

On May 8, deputies arrived on scene to find several student-athletes and a bus driver were injured. One 16-year-old student-athlete, later identified as Lucas Bradshaw, suffered critical injuries and was airlifted to the hospital unconscious in a coma, with a double brain bleed. Bradshaw had been ejected from one of the buses.

Through witness statements and investigation on scene, it was learned that Akison was traveling west at a high rate of speed when he attempted to pass slowed/stopped traffic near Fail Road, driving through the turn lane.

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