Anderson Attorney Dies in Cycle Crash
03.11.08Filed Under: ECI News
Another Madison County vehicle motorcycle crash and this time it has resulted in the death of an Anderson attorney. Robert Cowles. He has died of injuries he suffered Saturday in a motorcycle accident near Lapel. and his wife Sally were going south on Indiana 13 when they struck an SUV getting ready to make a turn. Both the motorcycle passengers flew off the Harley-Davidson after the accident. Both were flown later to Indianapolis Methodist Hospital. The driver of the SUV, Angela Acker of Pendelton was slightly injured, and a child in her vehicle suffered no injuries due to being restrained. Cowles had served as a deputy prosecutor when Rodney Cummings was in office.
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