April 6, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Capsule reports
Found unconscious
A Salamonia man was found unconscious in a rural Jay County field about 7:10 p.m. Sunday.
Jerry E. Bias, 73, was discovered lying next to his 2011 Harley Davidson in a field at the intersection of county roads 700 East and 400 South. He was transported by helicopter to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne for severe head and right leg injuries.
According to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report, there were tire marks in the grass heading south on county road 700 East where the motorcycle drove into a utility pole, ejecting Bias. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
Multiple alcoholic beverages were found inside a compartment in the Harley Davidson, including an open and half-empty cooler, according to the report. Bias was given a blood alcohol level test with results still pending.
His motorcycle was towed, with damage estimated between $50,000 and $100,000.
Tailgate set
United Way of Jay County and Second Harvest Food Bank will partner for a free food tailgate from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Jay County Fairgrounds. Income verification is not required.
Avoided deer
Damage is estimated between $5,000 and $10,000 after a Pennville teen’s vehicle went off Division Road after she tried to avoid driving into a deer about 9:48 p.m. Friday.
McKenna Vore, 17, was driving east on the road near Jay County Fairgrounds when she swerved to avoid hitting a deer. The 2018 Hyundai Sonata she was driving continued off the north side of the road, over a driveway and through a ditch. Vore later told Jay County Sheriff’s Office she was able to steer the vehicle back onto the road.
Deer hit
A Portland man drove into a deer on Indiana 26 about 5:55 a.m. Monday.
James R. Harmon, 42, was driving east on the highway near county road 100 South when he drove into the animal. Damage to his 2003 Pontiac Grand Am is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.
Backing accident
A Portland teen backed into a vehicle at a rural Portland residence about 10:20 p.m. Saturday.
Mitchell D. Rockwell, 17, was backing a 1994 Chevrolet out of the driveway at 8645 E. 50 North, about a half mile west of State Line Road. He backed into a 2017 Nissan Altima registered to Krista Stein of Portland. Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.
A Salamonia man was found unconscious in a rural Jay County field about 7:10 p.m. Sunday.
Jerry E. Bias, 73, was discovered lying next to his 2011 Harley Davidson in a field at the intersection of county roads 700 East and 400 South. He was transported by helicopter to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne for severe head and right leg injuries.
According to a Jay County Sheriff’s Office report, there were tire marks in the grass heading south on county road 700 East where the motorcycle drove into a utility pole, ejecting Bias. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
Multiple alcoholic beverages were found inside a compartment in the Harley Davidson, including an open and half-empty cooler, according to the report. Bias was given a blood alcohol level test with results still pending.
His motorcycle was towed, with damage estimated between $50,000 and $100,000.
Tailgate set
United Way of Jay County and Second Harvest Food Bank will partner for a free food tailgate from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Jay County Fairgrounds. Income verification is not required.
Avoided deer
Damage is estimated between $5,000 and $10,000 after a Pennville teen’s vehicle went off Division Road after she tried to avoid driving into a deer about 9:48 p.m. Friday.
McKenna Vore, 17, was driving east on the road near Jay County Fairgrounds when she swerved to avoid hitting a deer. The 2018 Hyundai Sonata she was driving continued off the north side of the road, over a driveway and through a ditch. Vore later told Jay County Sheriff’s Office she was able to steer the vehicle back onto the road.
Deer hit
A Portland man drove into a deer on Indiana 26 about 5:55 a.m. Monday.
James R. Harmon, 42, was driving east on the highway near county road 100 South when he drove into the animal. Damage to his 2003 Pontiac Grand Am is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.
Backing accident
A Portland teen backed into a vehicle at a rural Portland residence about 10:20 p.m. Saturday.
Mitchell D. Rockwell, 17, was backing a 1994 Chevrolet out of the driveway at 8645 E. 50 North, about a half mile west of State Line Road. He backed into a 2017 Nissan Altima registered to Krista Stein of Portland. Damage is estimated between $2,500 and $5,000.
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